People Scrutiny Committee

 

Monday, 17 March 2025

 

1.30 pm  Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

 

 

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Johanna Howell (Chair)

Councillors  Colin Belsey, Charles Clark, Anne Cross, Kathryn Field (Vice Chair), Nuala Geary, Peter Pragnell, Stephen Shing, Colin Swansborough, Trevor Webb and Carolyn Lambert

 

 

John Hayling, Parent Governor Representative

Maria Cowler, Roman Catholic Diocese Representative

Lesley Hurst, Diocese of Chichester Representative

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

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1.  

Minutes of the previous meeting 19 November 2024  (Pages 3 - 8)

 

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2.  

Apologies for absence 

 

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3.  

Disclosures of interests 

Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

 

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Urgent items 

Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

 

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5.  

Call-in: decision made by Cabinet regarding the proposal to close the Linden Court Day Service for people with a learning disability and merge it with Beeching Park day service  (To Follow)

 

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6.  

Call-in: decision made by Cabinet regarding the proposal to reduce the funding for the Housing-Related Floating Support Service  (To Follow)

 

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7.  

School Exclusions Scrutiny Review  (Pages 9 - 20)

 

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8.  

National policy developments in Children's Services  (Pages 21 - 30)

 

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9.  

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) Annual Report  (Pages 31 - 36)

 

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10.  

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR)  (Pages 37 - 42)

 

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11.  

Work programme  (Pages 43 - 68)

 

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12.  

Equality and Inclusion in ASCH Scrutiny Review  (Pages 69 - 82)

 

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13.  

Any other items previously notified under agenda item 4 

 

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PHILIP BAKER

Deputy Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                             7 March 2025

 

Contact Rachel Sweeney, Senior Policy and Scrutiny Adviser,

07561 267461

Email: rachel.sweeney@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

NOTE: As part of the County Council’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this

meeting will be broadcast live on its website. The live broadcast is accessible at:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts

 

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