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Children Young People and Education Committee
Wednesday, 26th November 2025 at 6:00pm
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
1 Welcome and Introduction
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
2 Apologies
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3 Members Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interests
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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5 Public and Members Questions
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
6 Procurement of Services to Encourage, Enable and Assist Young Peoples Participation in Employment, Education and Training
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Paul Jobson Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Paul Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Service - Schools Commissioning
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
7 Corporate Parenting Plan 2026-2029
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Steven Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Permanence Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Steven Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Permanence Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Steven Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Permanence Service
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Steven Smith (Wirral Council) Head of Permanence Service
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
8 Fostering Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Paul Jobson Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Alison Kirk (Wirral Council) Fostering and Adoption Operation Lead
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
9 2025/26 Budget Monitoring for Quarter Two (the period to 30 September 2025)
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Jess Whitley (Wirral Council) Head of Finance - People
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Elizabeth Hartley (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families & Education People
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
10 Children's Services Assurance Board
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
11 SEND Improvement
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
12 Work Programme
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Mr James Backhouse (Wirral Council) AD Education
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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- Minutes Public Pack, 07/10/2025 Corporate Parenting Panel, opens in new tab
- Minutes Public Pack, 15/10/2025 Children Young People and Education Committee, opens in new tab
- Procurement of Services to Encourage, Enable and Assist Young Peoples Participation in Employment, Education and Training, opens in new tab
- Corporate Parenting Plan 2026-2029, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Corporate Parenting Plan 2026-2029, opens in new tab
- Fostering Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Fostering Annual Report 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Statement of Purpose Fostering 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: Foster Panel Annual Report 2024/25, opens in new tab
- 2025/26 Budget Monitoring for Quarter Two (the period to 30 September 2025), opens in new tab
- Children's Services Assurance Board, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Children's Services Assurance Board Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
- SEND Improvement, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Wirral SEND and AP Priority Action Plan October 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – Wirral SEND Stocktake Presentation slide for DfE and NHS-E, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - LASPB Performance Dashboard October 2025, opens in new tab
- Work Programme Report, opens in new tab
- CYPE Work Programme November 2025, opens in new tab
- Children Young People and Education Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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