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Are to follow.

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Questions

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Statements

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Petitions

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That Children and Young People Committee RESOLVED:

To note the update on the delivery and performance of children’s services in line with the statutory expectations of the Director of Children’s Services. The report identified key challenges and risks for consideration, areas of progress, and upcoming activity.

To note the proposal for Care Experience to become a locally protected characteristic and refer to Full Council on the 14^th January 2025 for approval.  

The Children and Young People Committee RESOLVED:

- to note the proposal for Care Experience to become a locally protected characteristic and refer to Full Council on the 14th January 2025 for approval.

To brief the CYP Committee on the status of the Our Families transformation programme and the work being undertaken to refresh the programme now branded as Families First.

The Children and Young People Committee RESOLVED to:

1. Note the current position and performance of the Our Families Programme

2. Note and supports the direction of travel to Families First described in this report

3. Agree to receive the full business case for approval in January 2025

1.      To inform the committee of the current concerns in relation to extrafamilial harm (harm outside the family), including serious youth violence, criminal exploitation, and sexual exploitation across the city.

2.      Update on the current multi-agency strategic approach to understanding and addressing these concerns.

3.      Advise the committee of the current issues and risks and our response in relation to the scale of the worry.

The Children and Young People Committee RESOLVED to note:

1.    the current concerns in relation to extrafamilial harm (harm outside the family), including serious youth violence, criminal exploitation, and sexual exploitation across the city.

2.   the update on the current multi-agency strategic approach to understanding and addressing these concerns.

3.   Advice on the current issues and risks and our response in relation to the scale of the worry

To seek approval for the purchase of electric vehicles to create a fleet to be used by Bristol City Council

That the Committee for Children & Young People:

1. Approved the Home To School Travel Fleet Full Business Case (Appendix H) to implement an in-house Home To School Travel Fleet using BCC vehicles and staff.

2. Authorised the Executive Director for Children and Education in consultation with Chair of the Children and Young People’s Committee to take all steps required to procure and award the contract for the purchase of electric vehicles, in-line with the maximum budget envelopes and as outlined in this report.

3. Authorised the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all steps required to extend the scope of use of the Fleet beyond HTST to deliver savings and benefits to other BCC depts

To provide the Committee with an update on Bristol Sanctuary Services and its progress on the upcoming Sanctuary Strategy 2025 – 2030 and seek delegated approval to receive and spend scheme-specific grants from central government.

The Committee for Children and Young People RESOLVED to:

1.         Note the information about Bristol Sanctuary Services.

2.         Note the progress updates relating to Bristol’s Sanctuary Strategy, 2025 –    2030.

3.         Authorise the Executive Director Children and Education in consultation with the Chair of the Children and Young People Committee and Section 151 Officer to take all steps required to accept and spend sanctuary scheme-specific grants (including individual grants over £500k) from central government until March 2027 as outlined in this report.

1.      To note the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership’s Annual Report 2023-24.

2.      To note the revised governance arrangements of the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership to implement the updated requirements under the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023’ statutory guidance.

The Children and Young People Committee RESOLVED to note:

1. the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership Annual Report 2023-24.

2. the plan for revised local Safeguarding and Community Safety arrangements to meet the requirements under Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023