Maria Matthews

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting included a report on the Committee's activities, a pre-decision scrutiny report on a new ‘in-borough Home to School Transport’ contract for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), a report on the Council’s new ‘Sufficiency Strategy’ for Children Looked After, and the annual report of the Council’s Corporate Parenting Board. The meeting started at 7pm on Tuesday 19 November 2024 and took place in the Council Chamber of Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road. The only information that is publicly available about this meeting is the summons, agenda, and supporting documents. This means that it is not possible to know what was said at the meeting, or what decisions the Committee made.

Staffing Committee

Appointments Panel: Director of Early Help and Prevention, Staffing Committee - Tuesday, 22nd October, 2024 2.30 pm

This meeting of the Staffing Committee was scheduled to consider the appointment of a new Corporate Director of Early Help & Prevention.

Staffing Committee

Chief Officer Appointment - Director of Communications, Staffing Committee - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 1.00 pm

The Staffing Committee interviewed candidates for the vacant Corporate Director of Communications & Campaigns role and agreed to offer the position to Adrian Thomas, subject to the appropriate checks.

Staffing Committee

Chief Officer Appointment - Director of Return on Investment (ROI), Staffing Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 3.00 pm

The Staffing Committee met to interview candidates for the vacant Director of Return on Investment (ROI) role and ultimately decided to offer the position to Mark Brickell, pending the appropriate checks.

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The Children and Families Scrutiny Committee meeting on 11 September 2024 received a range of reports on topics including the recent Ofsted inspection of children’s services, school attendance, exclusions and the educational achievements of children in care. The committee was also asked to consider its work programme for the remainder of the year.