This cabinet portfolio is responsible for:

·        To provide leadership and ensure coordination across the range of council children’s services, and through engagement with partners, with a particular focus on children and young people’s health & wellbeing and safeguarding

·        Services for vulnerable young people/children/families

·        Lead member for children’s services in accordance with the Children’s Act 2004

·        Corporate parenting

·        Policy development, quality assurance, external liaison, performance improvement and risk assurance relevant to the portfolio at all times having regard to the cross cutting priorities of the council

·        Children and young people’s education and attainment

·        Post 16 education, training and skills development

·        Policy development, quality assurance, external liaison, performance improvement and risk assurance relevant to the portfolio at all times having regard to the cross cutting priorities of the council

·        Any other specific responsibilities as allocated by the leader

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