Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director – Children and Young People providing information on the Annual Review of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2006/09. It was noted that the Plan was one of the statutory requirements introduced by the Children Act 2004 setting out the priorities, targets and actions by which the local authority and its partners would jointly achieve the five Every Child Matters Outcomes for children and young people in the Borough. The plan had to be reviewed on an annual basis and, this year, guidance had been received that the review of the plan would also be the authority’s self assessment for the purpose of the Annual Performance Assessment (APA).

Information regarding the self-evaluation grades to be awarded were outlined for the Board’s information. These would feed into the grades for the Children and Young People’s block of the Audit Commission’s Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).

It was noted that the reduction of children and young people not in education, training and employment, and an increase in the qualification levels of young people in Halton, were the Children and Young People’s Plan priorities for 2007 – 2009.

In relation to the qualification levels of young people in Halton, the Board congratulated officers within the Children and Young People Directorate on the excellent results recently received at Key Stage 2 and GCSE Level.

Reasons for Decision

This was a key decision as the plan was significant in terms of its effects on children and young people, families and communities in Halton.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Implementation Date

The Children and Young People’s Plan would be reviewed annually and the review published in June of that year. The current Children and Young People’s Plan was initiated in April 2006 and was applicable to 2009.

RESOLVED: That the 2007 Review of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2006-2009 be endorsed.