Mr D Ballard
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
12 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet on Wednesday 3 December 2025 in Committee Room 'C' - The Duke of Lancaster Room, County Hall, Preston. The agenda included the Principal Social Worker Annual Report, the Families First Programme, and the Children, Families and Skills Work Programme for 2025/26.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss corporate parenting, the Lancashire House Project, and the Where Our Children Live programme, and to review the committee's work programme for the coming year. The committee agreed to review the Corporate Parenting Strategy in April 2026, prior to its submission to the cabinet in October 2026, and requested an update on cohort four of the Lancashire House Project in spring 2026. The committee also requested that Lancashire County Council liaise with district councils to reduce the number of private care homes.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Priority Action Plan, the SEND Strategy, and the SEND Local Offer. Councillors agreed to set up an online meeting to discuss the SEND strategy before it goes to cabinet in October, and requested an update in January on the reduction of the casework backlog. The committee also requested more information on support for siblings of children with SEND, and for parents who do not have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Service Area Update, Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 10.30 am
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 10.30 am,
Decisions from Meetings
17 decisions · Page 2 of 4
Minutes of the Meeting Held on 18 December 2024
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 29, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Lancashire Education Strategy 2025-2028: Education Strategy, Attainment Data and Academisation
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 29, 2025
...they approved the recommendations related to the update on the development and implementation of the Lancashire Education Strategy 2025-2028, attainment data, and academisation.
Recommendations Approved
Work Programme, Actions and Assurances Update
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve the recommendations related to the work programme for 2024/25, actions, and assurances presented to the Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting Held on 06 November 2024
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 18th December, 2024 10.30 am - December 18, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Further Developing Care Leavers Offer and Support
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 18th December, 2024 10.30 am - December 18, 2024
...to approve the recommendations related to further developing the care leavers offer and support, following a report on the new Ofsted Judgement and its impact on the Service.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 12
Average per Month: 0.5
Decisions Recorded: 17