The purpose of the Council’s scrutiny
committees is to review the performance of local services, to
scrutinise decisions and actions taken on matters within their
terms of reference, to contribute to the review and development of
council policy, and to make recommendations to enhance and improve
service delivery for residents.
The council’s scrutiny committees will
act as a ‘critical friend’, offering constructive
challenge to ensure that local services are delivered effectively
and efficiently, making the best use of resources.
In carrying out their work, the committees
will have regard to the council’s missions, priorities, and
ways of working. Scrutiny Committees will consider the needs and
priorities of local people, make use of evidence to inform their
findings, examine opportunities for embedding best practice in
council services, and will seek to promote equalities, joined up
working, and early intervention and prevention approaches.
The Children and
Young People Scrutiny Committee oversees the following functions
and services:
Education, SEND, Safety, Safeguarding, Family
Help, Early Years, Progression to adulthood, Looked after Children,
Play, Physical activity, Tackling obesity and Mental health
(children and young people),Youth
Offending and Corporate Parenting.
As the Committee is responsible for reviewing matters related to the
council's education functions, there are co-opted members on
the committee: two parent-governor positions,
and representatives of the Church of England and Roman Catholic
Diocese. The registers of interest for the co-opted members
is below.
·
Sophie
McNeill – Parent Governor Representative
(Primary)
·
Susie Graves
– Parent Governor Representative
(Secondary)
·
Mary Clement
– Roman Catholic Diocese
Representative
·
Nick Turpin
– Church of England
Representative
For further
information, please contact:
Theo McLean, Senior Democratic
Services Officer
democracy@islington.gov.uk
