Agenda and decisions

To appoint a Chair for the meeting.

That Councillor Hilary McGuill be appointed as Chair for the joint meeting

To receive any apologies.

Mrs Wendy White

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

None were received.

(a)     That the Joint Committee is reassured that children and young people in Flintshire have benefitted from Welsh Government funding through the Winter of Wellbeing Programme;

(b)     That the Joint Committee is satisfied with the arrangements for the Summer of Fun programme for 2022; and

(c)     That the feedback from the national evaluation of the Welsh Government programmes which provided evidence of their positive impact on children and young people be acknowledged

That the content of the safeguarding in education report be noted. 

That the Joint Committee support the future commissioning intentions as detailed in the Placement Commissioning Strategy to be submitted to Welsh Government.

That Committee receives and considers the report on the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.

For Members to actively engage as Cooperate Parents for looked after children, promoting awareness and challenging provision within Flintshire educational settings.

For Members to actively encourage all educational staff to promote the educational welfare of looked after children within Flintshire establishments at a ‘whole school level’.

That the Committee was assured that the grant funding had been appropriately spent and had helped to meet the needs of those targeted by the Welsh Government initiative.