Kerry Bailes - Councillor for Bristol (Hartcliffe and Withywood)

Councillor Kerry Bailes

Labour Hartcliffe and Withywood Bristol
Cllr.Kerry.Bailes@bristol.gov.uk Council website
Committees & roles
Children and Young People Policy Committee Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee of Public Health and Communities Policy Committee) Vice-Chair Full Council Human Resources Committee Meeting in Common: Bristol City Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, North Somerset Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and South Gloucestershire Health Scrutiny Committee. Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors Area Committee 8: Hartcliffe and Withywood, Bishopsworth, and Hengrove and Whitchurch Park

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

104 meetings · Page 1 of 21

Children and Young People Policy Committee Committee Member

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 26 November 2026 - 5.00 pm

November 26, 2026, 5:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10 November 2026 - 6.00 pm

November 10, 2026, 6:00 pm
Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors Committee Member

Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors - Tuesday, 10 November 2026 - 4.30 pm

November 10, 2026, 4:30 pm
Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee Committee Member

Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee - Friday, 6 November 2026 - 10.00 am

November 06, 2026, 10:00 am
Children and Young People Policy Committee Committee Member

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 15 October 2026 - 5.00 pm

October 15, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

111 decisions · Page 1 of 23

Extension of the Independent Foster Agencies Framework

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5th 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

Fostering Sufficiency (ITS) Committee Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5th 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 foster carers in adapting or extending their homes to care for additional children.

For Determination

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

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

Recommendations Approved

Children's Social Care Placement Delegations

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

...approved a new scheme of delegations for spot purchasing of residential care and Independent Non-Maintained Special School placements for children and young people, and authorised specific officers and a panel to implement these placements.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

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

...confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting held on 16 October 2025 as a correct record.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings attended
104
Average per month
3.1
Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
111