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 3 of 23

Full Council Committee Member

Reserve Budget Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee Committee Member

Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

85 decisions · Page 1 of 17

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Fostering Sufficiency ITS

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...approved the Fostering Sufficiency Adaptations and Extensions Policy and allocated £3.22m of capital funding to support the Foster Carer Capital Grants Scheme, authorising the Executive Director for Children & Young People to take necessary steps for its implementation.

For Determination

SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy 2026-2030

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...the SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy 2026-2030 was approved for publication.

For Determination

Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...noted the report providing an update on developments across Children and Families services and Education and Skills.

For Determination

Extension of the Independent Foster Agencies Framework

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

... to approve the one-year extension of the South-Central Independent Fostering Agencies Framework until March 2027 and to allocate a budget of up to £15 million for foster care placements called off from it.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 112

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 85