Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence

To report and changes to the membership of the Board

To disclose any personal and prejudicial interests relating to any item on the agenda.

NB   The following is a summary of what constitutes a personal interest and a personal and prejudicial interest.  Please seek advice or refer to the Code of Conduct (paragraph 8) for full definitions.

Personal Interests

You have a personal interest if the issue being discussed in the meeting affects the well-being or finances of you, your family or your close associates more than most other people who live in the Electoral Division affected by the issue.

Personal interests are also things that relate to an interest you must register.

N.B. If the personal interest arises because of your membership of another public body, you only need to declare it if you intend to speak.

A personal interest should be declared as follows:

I have a personal interest in agenda item […] regarding the report on […] because I am […].

Personal and Prejudicial Interests

If you have a personal interest in a matter you will also have a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice your judgement of the public interest.  If you have a personal and prejudicial interest you must withdraw from the meeting room for that item, unless you are there to make representations and the public have the same opportunity to do so

NB You only have a prejudicial interest if the matter

·        affects your financial position or that of your family, close associate, employer etc or it

·        relates to a regulatory matter

A personal and prejudicial interest should be declared as follows:

I have a personal and prejudicial interest in agenda item […] regarding the report on […] because I am […].

Advice on this can be sought from staff in Legal and Democratic Services.  Members are requested to seek advice, wherever possible, before the meeting starts.

To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 19 March 2012 (copy enclosed).

For members to be informed of any CCfA received by the County Council and consider whether any further action needs to be taken by the Advisory Board

To consider a report from the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed).

This report provides members with an update on issues facing Children’s Services since the last meeting.

To consider a report from the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed).

This report report provides an overview on performance, in relation to the objectives in our Directorate Service Plan, for Quarter Four (2011-12) which covers the time period 1^st January 2012 to 31^st March 2012.

To consider a report from the Corporate Director – Children’s Services (copy enclosed).

This report gives details of the Children’s Services Directorate final year end budget was £67.467m as detailed below. The Directorate underspent on this budget by £0.087m (0.1%).

The Children’s Pledge DVD has now been completed and members will get the opportunity to view the final version.

To consider a report from the Corporate Director – Resources (copy enclosed).

This report informs members of new or updated items of significance to the Children and Young People’s Scruitny Advisory Board.

To consider a report from the Scrutiny Officer (copy enclosed).

The report details the reulsts of the work programme consultation exercise undertaken earlier in the year and subsequent prioritisation of topics undertaken at the Scrutiny Away Day on 22 May 2012.

Date:              Monday 17 September 2012       

Time:             10.00 am

Venue:          Committee Room 1, County Offices, Kendal