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Children and Young People Select Committee - Hampshire

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
10:00 AM
End:
Tuesday, 19th November 2024
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed; Call-In Meeting
Date:
19 Nov 2024
Location:
Ashburton Hall - HCC
Meeting Attendees
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Independent Group Deputy
Councillor Andy Tree

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Not required

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Councillor Prad Bains photo
Liberal Democrats Spokesperson
Councillor Prad Bains

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Councillor Fran Carpenter photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Fran Carpenter

Conservative

Present, as substitute

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Councillor Tim Groves photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Tim Groves

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Wayne Irish photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Wayne Irish

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Juliet Henderson photo
Chairman
Councillor Juliet Henderson

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jackie Branson photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jackie Branson

Conservative

Apologies

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Councillor Ryan Brent photo
Committee Member
Councillor Ryan Brent

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Borough Councillor
Councillor Joanne Burton

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Tim Davies

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor David Drew photo
Committee Member
Councillor David Drew

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Pal Hayre photo
Committee Member
Councillor Pal Hayre

Conservative

Apologies

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Councillor Edward Heron photo
Committee Member
Councillor Edward Heron

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Lesley Meenaghan photo
Committee Member
Councillor Lesley Meenaghan

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Phil North photo
Committee Member
Councillor Phil North

Conservative

Apologies

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Councillor Louise Parker-Jones photo
Independent Group Spokesperson
Councillor Louise Parker-Jones

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jackie Porter photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jackie Porter

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jacky Tustain photo
Labour Spokesperson
Councillor Jacky Tustain

Labour

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Co-opted Member
Vacancy

Catholic Schools Representative

Absent

Co-opted Member
Robert Sanders

Church of England Schools Representative

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member
Gemma Rainger

Parent Governor for Primary Schools

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member
Richard Mounfield

Parent Governor for Secondary Schools

Absent

Co-opted Member
Christie Franklin

Parent Governor for Special Schools

Apologies

Councillor Neville Penman photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Neville Penman

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tonia Craig photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Tonia Craig

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Alex Crawford photo
Labour Deputy
Councillor Alex Crawford

Labour

Not required

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Councillor Arun Mummalaneni photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Arun Mummalaneni

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Roger Price photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Roger Price

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Elaine Still photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Elaine Still

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Kim Taylor photo
Labour Deputy
Councillor Kim Taylor

Labour

Not required

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Councillor Stephen Reid photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Stephen Reid

Conservative

Present, as substitute

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Councillor Martin Tod photo
Committee Member
Councillor Martin Tod

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Agenda
1 Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes Apologies had been received from Cllrs Branson, Hayre and North – Cllr Carpenter and Cllr Reid were in attendance as the Conservative group deputy.

Apologies had also been received from Cllr Bains – Cllr Groves was in attendance as the Liberal Democrat group deputy.

Apologies had also been received from Christie Franklin, Parent Governor for Hampshire’s Special Schools.

Cllr Chadd, Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services and Cllr Forster, Executive Member for Education were in attendance.
2 Declarations of Interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

No declarations were made.
3 Minutes of Previous Meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.
Minutes The Minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
4 Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
Minutes The Committee did not receive any deputations.
5 Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes The Chairman congratulated everyone involved in the opening of Hockley House.
6 North Whiteley New Secondary School - Consideration of Request to Exercise Call-in Powers
To consider a report from the Assistant Director – Legal Services and Monitoring Officer, which asks the Children and Young People (Overview and Scrutiny) Committee to consider whether it should exercise its powers under Section 9F of Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000, referred to in the County Council’s Constitution as ‘Call-in’.
Minutes The Select Committee received a report from the Monitoring Officer, which asked the committee to consider whether or not it should exercise its powers under Section 9F of Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000 (‘the 2000 Act’), referred to in the County Council’s Constitution as ‘Call-in’.

Members of the committee who supported the request for the committee to exercise the above powers provided their reasons for doing so. These centred around the decision made to proceed with the relocation recommendation not being in line with the community response received through the initial public consultation. In addition other concerns were raised around the decision relating to potential transportation and environmental impacts, educational need within Fareham, health concerns for parents and children, development in the local area, Welborne impacts, the effect on a disadvantaged area within Fareham and Fareham Borough Councils recent decision to invest in a new community centre site next door to Henry Cort.

In response to questions, the committee heard that the directorate had a statutory duty to consult on this issue, and were required to do so with a single proposal. Officers assured the committee that this proposal was based on a long term outlook, with the best interests of Hampshire’s young people at the forefront of Officer’s minds.

Officers also noted that consultations were always entered into with good faith, and subsequent recommendations to Executive Members would be considerate of feedback received alongside the Officers expertise.

With the agreement of the Chairman, Cllr Bryant addressed the Select Committee to share her views as the member for Fareham Town.

During debate it was established that the decision that had been called in was a decision to consult, and so no final decision had yet been made. It was also noted that if the authority did not take a decision in relation to education provision in the relevant area, educational attainment could suffer due to undersubscribed schools and the various issues this can lead to.

Following questions and debate, recommendation 2a was voted on with the following outcome.

In Favour       5

In Against      11

The Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services thanked members of the committee for sharing their views, noting that additional information had been requested to be provided alongside the consultation.

RESOLVED

That Members of the CYP Select Committee determined that they should not recommend that the Executive Lead Member for Children Services re-considers their decisions as set out in the Decision Record attached at Appendix 1.
7 Work Programme
To consider and approve the Children and Young People Select Committee Work Programme.
Attachments:
Minutes The Director of People and Organisation presented the Committee’s work programme.

It was noted that any future decisions on significant school reorganisation would be strongly considered for pre-scrutiny by the Select Committee in future.

RESOLVED:

That the Children and Young People Select Committee discussed and agreed potential items for the work programme that can be prioritised and allocated by the Chairman of the Children and Young People Select Committee in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services.
Previous Meetings
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22nd Apr 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

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7th Mar 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

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22nd Jan 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

6th Dec 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

19th Nov 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

25th Oct 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

13th Sep 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

26th Jun 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

19th Jan 2024

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

14th Nov 2023

Children and Young People Select Committee

Future Meetings
Meeting

15th Jul 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

15th Oct 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

6th Dec 2025

Children and Young People Select Committee

Meeting

21st Jan 2026

Children and Young People Select Committee

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