Agenda

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

Please complete the Declarations of Interests card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before leaving the meeting.

You are also invited to disclose any dispensation from the requirement to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests that have been granted to you in respect of any matters appearing on the agenda.

The Constitution provides that Audit Committee has two co-opted members who will fulfil the roles of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Committee.

The position of Chair has been vacant since March 2024 when the previous Chair reached the maximum term of office of 10 years. The Authority has conducted a recruitment exercise to fill this vacancy and this report sets out the process followed and proposed appointments to the position of Chair and Deputy Chair.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval of the refreshed Children and Young People’s Plan 2024-2025 appended to this report, and for the refreshed Plan to be published on the Authority's website.

The current Children and Young People’s Plan 2021–2025 was developed in early 2020 and published in 2021 following approval by full Council on 18 March 2021. The Plan is due to be fully reviewed in 2025.

Three valid Motions on Notice, signed by at least three Members of the Council, have been received for consideration at this meeting.

To receive any announcements by the Chair of Council.

To receive any announcements by the Elected Mayor.

Eight valid questions on notice have been received for a response at this meeting.