Agenda

Community & Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 16th January, 2025 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Rooms, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Blair Stringman  Email: Blair.Stringman@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

Part 1 - Public Agenda

1.

Apologies

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2.

Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in Respect of Items on the Agenda

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 198 KB

To agree the public and non-public summary of the minutes of the previous Committee meeting held on 11 November 2024.

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4.

Outstanding Actions pdf icon PDF 117 KB

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

5.

ALLOCATED MEMBERS TO THE CITY CORPORATION'S VARIOUS HOUSING ESTATES pdf icon PDF 119 KB

Report of the Town Clerk.

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6.

Departmental Budget Estimates 2025/26 - Community and Children’s Services excluding Housing Revenue Account (HRA) pdf icon PDF 439 KB

Joint report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services and The Chamberlain.

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7.

Children’s Centre Services and 0-2 childcare arrangements pdf icon PDF 234 KB

Report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

8.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision Strategy 2025-29 pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

9.

Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Capital Budgets 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 432 KB

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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10.

Policy and protocol to tackle the negative impacts of rough sleeping pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

11.

SHDF Consortium Grant Agreement pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Report of the City Surveyor.

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12.

*Children and Families Service self-evaluation 2024 pdf icon PDF 128 KB

Report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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13.

*Ofsted Inspection of City of London Children’s Services 2024 pdf icon PDF 151 KB

Report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services.

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Additional documents:

14.

*Supported Employment Programme -Connect to Work pdf icon PDF 145 KB

Joint report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services and the Strategic Director for Education and Skills.

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15.

Updates from Sub Committees, Allocated Members and Portfolio Holders

Portfolio Members to be heard.

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16.

Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Committee

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17.

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers Urgent

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18.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

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Part 2 - Non-Public Agenda

19.

Non-Public Minutes

To agree the non-public minutes of the previous Committee meeting held on 11 November 2024.

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20.

Outstanding Actions

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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21.

*Non-Public Appendices

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21a

Non-Public Appendix to be read in conjunction with item 7

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21b

Non-Public Appendix to be read in conjunction with item 12

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22.

Great Arthur House – Roof and Canopy refurbishment

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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23.

Installation of Sprinklers in Social Housing High Rise Blocks

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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24.

Hardship grant proposals for The City of London Combined Relief of Poverty Charity (Charity Registration Number 1073660)

Report of the Head of Central Funding & Charity Management Team.

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25.

Middlesex Street, Car Park, Middlesex Street, E1 7AD

Report of the City Surveyor and Commissioner of Police.

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26.

*City Corporation Mentoring Project

Report of the Strategic Director of Education and Skills.

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27.

*HRA Commercial Property - Debt position, progress against arrears recovery and vacant units

Joint report of the Executive Director, Community & Children’s Services, the City Surveyor and Executive Director of Property and The Chamberlain.

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28.

*York Way Estate Provision of Social Housing

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

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29.

*Report of Action Taken Between Meetings

Report of the Town Clerk.

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30.

Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Committee

 

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31.

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers Urgent and which the Committee Agree Should be Considered Whilst the Public are Excluded

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Part 3 - Confidential Agenda

32.

*City of London Pay Award 2024/25 – Update Following Trade Union Engagement

Joint report of the Chief People Officer and the Chamberlain.

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