This page lists the meetings for Cabinet Member - Children's Services and Safeguarding.
Councillor Julie Patten is responsible for the Children’s Services and Safeguarding portfolio.
The portfolio is responsible for:
• Designated Lead Member for Children’s Services pursuant to
Section 19 of the Children Act 2004
• Overall strategy and policy for all Children’s matters, i.e.
Education, Children and Families pursuant to the requirements of
the Children Act 2004
• Children and Young People’s Plan
• Corporate parenting
• Standards across statutory services
• Statutory multi-agency partnerships
• Early help relating to children and families
• Strategy for Special Educational Needs and Disability
• Vulnerable youth including young people missing education,
those at risk of exploitation youth offending
• To act as champion for children and young people and in order to
do so ensure the councils engagement with children and young
people, parents and carers