Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

See guidance note on the back page.

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 20 May 2024 as a true and accurate record and to receive information arising from them.

Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection. 

To facilitate ‘hybrid’ meetings we are asking that requests to speak or present a petition are submitted by no later than 9am four working days before the meeting i.e., 9am on 16 July 2024.  Requests to speak should be sent to the Scrutiny Officer at scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that your views are taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am 2 working days before the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

The Committee requested an update on the People Overview & Scrutiny Committee’s Home to School Transport Working Group report which was submitted in March 2023.  The Committee also requested information on home to school transport more generally, including the spare seats scheme.

Cllr Kate Gregory, Cabinet Member for SEND Improvement, Cllr John Howson, Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People’s Services, and Lisa Lyons, Director of Children’s Services, have been invited to present the report. Andrew Richards, Operational Manager (Service Planning Supported Transport), and Philip Earnshaw, Operational Manager (Contracted and Fleet Supported Transport) have been also been invited to attend.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Report to follow.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE its work programme for forthcoming meetings,  taking account of the Cabinet Forward Plan and of the Budget Management Monitoring Report.

Attached is the Cabinet response to the Education and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on 23 April 2024. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.