Issue - meetings

(To receive a report from the Executive Director – Resources, which invites the Executive to consider the Scrutiny Review on Transitions and to make arrangements to respond by 9 September 2019)

(1)  That the Transitions Scrutiny Review final report be noted.

(2)  That arrangements be made to respond to the report within two months and:

(a)  to indicate in the response which recommendations have been accepted; and

(b)  where recommendations are accepted, to bring forward an action plan for their implementation.

Consideration was given to a report from the Executive Director – Resources, which presented the Final Report from the Transitions Scrutiny Review, which was detailed at Appendix A to the report.

The Chairman of the Transitions Scrutiny Panel, supported by the Scrutiny Officer, presented the report to the Executive. 

It was advised that the Panel had been established with the purpose of reviewing individual experiences of young people with more complex educational needs transitioning into adulthood; and for those young people who were Looked After Children.

It was highlighted that the Panel had engaged with professionals from Children's Services, Adult Care and had undertaken visits to New College Stamford, Bourne Willoughby School and St Bernard's School in Louth.  Members of the Panel had also engaged with service users who had recent and relevant experience with the transitions process.

The Scrutiny Panel had produced three recommendations to be considered by the Executive, which were detailed on pages 222-223 of the Agenda Pack. 

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board confirmed that on 30 May 2019, the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board had supported and approved the scrutiny report on Transitions for submission to the Executive. 

RESOLVED

(1)  That the Transitions Scrutiny Review final report be noted.

(2)  That arrangements be made to respond to the report within two months and:

(a)  to indicate in the response which recommendations have been accepted; and

(b)  where recommendations are accepted, to bring forward an action plan for their implementation.