Agenda item

4.1

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 21^st November 2016, were approved as a correct record, with the exception of Item 3 – Declarations of Interest, and referring to Councillor Olivia Blake, by the substitution of the words ‘Chair of the Carers and Young Carers’ Board’, for the words ‘Chair of Sheffield Young Carers’ Board’ and, arising therefrom, the Policy and Improvement Officer (Diane Owens) reported that:-

(a)       in connection with Item 7 – Support and Services for Young Carers, she had liaised further with Sara Gowen (Managing Director, Sheffield Young Carers) and the Chair and, as requested by the Committee, had written to Councillor Jackie Drayton (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families) and Jayne Ludlam (Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families) to ask that they write to all schools in the City to encourage them to nominate a Young Carer’s Champion, with the timing of such letter to coincide with Young Carers’ Awareness Day, on 26^th January, 2017, and they had responded positively to this request, and that she would report back to the Committee on the outcome; and

(b)       in connection with Item 8 – Work Programme 2016/17 following liaison with the Chair and Deputy Chair, it had been decided that a further report on attainment would be submitted to the Committee’s meeting to be held in February 2017.