Christine Townsend - Councillor for Bristol (Southville)

Councillor Christine Townsend

Green Southville Chair of the Children and Young People Committee

Email: Cllr.Christine.Townsend@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee Children and Young People Policy Committee (Chair) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Bristol Schools Forum (Committee Member) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee (Committee Member) Downs Committee Overview and Scrutiny Management Board People Scrutiny Commission Licensing Committee Area Committee 5 Selection Committee Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member) Escalation Panel (Committee Member) Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

112 meetings · Page 1 of 23

Bristol Schools Forum Committee Member

Bristol Schools Forum - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 5.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 5:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

AGM, Full Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 5.00 pm

April 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood Committee Member

Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 5.30 pm

April 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

85 decisions · Page 7 of 17

Recommissioning of the Special Guardianship Order Therapy Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to recommission a contract or contracts for therapeutic providers to deliver therapeutic support to children under Special Guardianship Orders, using the Patient Choice route to market, and to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award the contract(s) for 3 + 1 years.

Recommendations Approved

SEND Information Advice and Support Service Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award a contract for the implementation of the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service, and to make related decisions regarding contract extensions, variations, and procurement routes.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report, which provided information on the delivery and performance of children’s services in line with the statutory expectations of the Director of Children’s Services.

Information Only

Children and Education Transformation Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the report providing an update on the Families First programme and the wider Children and Education Transformation and Savings Portfolio for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Home to School Travel Phase 2 Business Case

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...the Committee approved the drawdown of £0.523 million from the council’s Transformation Reserve to fund the implementation of the Home to School Travel Phase 2 project and authorized the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to implement the business case.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 112

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 85