Children, Young People and Community Protection
The Policy and Scrutiny Committee specifically scrutinises work covered under the remit of the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Community Protection. Key policy areas and programmes include:
- Young people's services including the Youth Service, Connexions and sports development
- Children's social services including Looked After Children and care leavers
- Schools and education
- Children's Centres and Extended Schools
- Children's health and commissioning
- Parenting
- Child poverty
- Proposals for the sharing of children's services with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Family Recovery
- Community Protection (includes domestic violence, youth offending, Safer Westminster Partnership)
The Committee has also established the Young People's Scrutiny Panel which is giving twenty young people aged 15-18 from across Westminster the opportunity to investigate issues that matter to them. Currently the group is looking at youth anti-social behaviour and how to promote a more positive image of young people. You can find out more by visiting their dedicated web page via the link to the left of the page.
For upcoming and previous committee meeting papers including agendas, reports and minutes please click here. For upcoming meeting dates and details of the councillors sitting on the committee please click here. Membership of the committee also includes parent governor representatives, headteachers and Diocesan board representatives. The Chairman of the committee is Councillor Ian Adams. For more information email Dr Mark Ewbank on mewbank@westminster.gov.uk or telephone 020 7641 2636Essential Information
Committee Reports
Publications
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The August 2011 street disturbances in Westminster and the Your Choice Youth Diversion Programme.
Serious Youth Disorder (72 kb) (Dec 2011) -
The committee examination of the standards of education in Westminster and the future role of local authorities in the school systemStandards of Education in Westminster and the Future Role of Local Authorities in the School System (193 kb) (Jan 2012)
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