Agenda item

8.1

The Committee received a report of the Policy and Improvement Officer containing the draft Work Programme for 2018/19.

8.2

Councillor Abtisam Mohamed queried whether there were any educational projects/initiatives currently benefitting from EU funding, and which could be adversely affected following Brexit.

8.3

Councillor Mohammad Maroof questioned whether data on exclusions/attainment regarding pupils of rural Pakistan (Kashmir and Mirpur) origin could be extracted from figures for children of general Pakistani origin, and included in future reports of this nature.

8.4

Further to an issue raised by Councillor Bob Pullin, the Chair stated that the report on the work of the Scrutiny Cross Party Working Group regarding Children’s Social Care would be submitted to the Cabinet in July 2018.

8.5

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)       notes and approves the draft Work Programme for 2018/19, as set out in the report now submitted; and

(b)       requests the Policy and Improvement Officer to:-

(i)         check whether there are any such educational projects/initiatives benefitting from EU funding, and which could be adversely affected by Brexit and, if so, submit a report thereon to a future meeting; and

(ii)        refer Councillor Mohammad Maroof’s request to the Head of Primary and Targeted Intervention and the Service Manager – Performance and Analysis Service.