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WQ.339/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND EDUCATION
BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 5th JULY 2021
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 12th JULY 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide members with –
- a full list of all bodies for which he is responsible that exist to ensure the safety of children in the Island;
- the role of each such body, its membership, and the number of times each body has met during the last two years;
- the regularity with which each body publishes minutes of their activity; and
- details of any bodies that have failed either to take or to publish minutes regularly and the reason for any such occurrences?
Answer
(a), (b) and (c)
Bodies | Role / Terms of Reference | Meetings June 2019 –-June 2021 | Publication of Minutes |
Corporate Parenting Board | 11th June 2019 3rd September 2019 5th June 2020 11th September 2020 | Minutes are published retrospectively on the Government of Jersey website once they have been approved by the Board at the subsequent meeting | |
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Children's Strategic Partnership Board | 7th February 2019 30th May 2019 18th October 2019 6th March 2020 25th June 2020 24th September 2020 19th April 2021 | Minutes are circulated to Board members with further cascade out to Community and Voluntary Sector via two representatives. | |
To note: these revised terms of reference were agreed in April 2021 | |||
Children's Improvement Board | 21st June 2019 8th November 2019 13th February 2020 12th June 2020 15th March 2021 | N/A | |
To note Board changed name to Children's Strategic Leadership Board from 12 June 2020 |
(d)
Corporate Parenting Board: Meetings have been planned since the last Board meeting of 11th September 2020. However, initially due to the onset of the pandemic, combined latterly with the several changes in the responsible Minister who chairs this board, the diarised meetings have been postponed enabling new Ministers to familiarise themselves with this aspect of the portfolio. Following the election of Deputy Wickenden as Minister for Children and Education at last week's Sitting, the cycle of quarterly board meetings can now resume and the next one has been arranged for 20/09/2021.
Children Strategic Partnership Board: Scheduled Board meetings have been disrupted by the Pandemic and Ministerial changes. However, work has progressed during this period to review and strengthen the membership and Terms of Reference of the Board with a greater focus on outcomes for children. Additional administrative capacity is being allocated to the Board which will allow publication of Board meeting minutes going forward.
Children's Service Improvement Board: The key objective of the Board is to oversee delivery of the Children Services Improvement Plan. Reports and reviews of progress are provided to Ministers and Senior Officers. The Board terms of reference do not include publication of minutes or agendas.