Kerry Bailes - Councillor for Bristol (Hartcliffe and Withywood)

Councillor Kerry Bailes

Labour Hartcliffe and Withywood

Email: Cllr.Kerry.Bailes@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Policy Committee (Committee Member) Human Resources Committee (Committee Member) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Meeting in Common: Bristol City Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, North Somerset Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and South Gloucestershire Health Scrutiny Committee. (Committee Member) Communities Scrutiny Commission Overview and Scrutiny Management Board People Scrutiny Commission Housing Management Board Area Committee 6 Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee of Public Health and Communities Policy Committee) (Vice-Chair) Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee (Committee Member) Selection Committee (Committee Member) Area Committee 8: Hartcliffe and Withywood, Bishopsworth, and Hengrove and Whitchurch Park (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

83 meetings · Page 1 of 17

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 Committee Member

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

April 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Human Resources Committee Committee Member

Human Resources Committee - Tuesday, 28th April, 2026 10.00 am

April 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 6.00 pm

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

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

March 10, 2026, 4:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

117 decisions · Page 10 of 24

Update on concerns about social media use

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

...to address concerns about social media use, they approved commissioning an independent investigation, with the Executive Director for Children and Education delegated the authority to identify a qualified reviewer and define the investigation's scope in consultation with committee members, the Parent Carer Forum, and other key stakeholders, using terms of reference submitted by Cllr Bailes.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Risk Management Report Q1 25/26

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

...to note the Corporate Risk Management Report for Q1 2025/26, which provided an update on the current significant strategic risks to achieving the Council's objectives as set in the Corporate Strategy and summarised progress in managing those risks.

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No Recourse to Public funds (NRPF) block accommodation contract

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

...to spend up to £4.1 million over two years on block-booked emergency accommodation for families and vulnerable adults with no recourse to public funds, utilizing the emergency accommodation framework.

Recommendations Approved

NEET Reduction and Youth Guarantee Report

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

... to note the NEET Reduction and Youth Guarantee report, which provided an update on youth engagement, post-16 education, training, and employment, including progress in developing work streams and NEET reduction activities, and future plans to improve post-16 outcomes.

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Policy Committee Work Programme Setting - Outcome Report

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

...to note the report summarizing the outcomes of the Policy Committee Work Programme Setting workshop held on June 24, 2025, which included establishing a Task and Finish Group on out-of-area placements for children in care and outlining future policy development ideas related to transition support, early years, ESOL provision, WECA liaison, youth and play work, SEND policies, residential placements, and placements.

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Summary

Meetings Attended: 83

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 117