Children Young People and Education Committee - Thursday 12 March 2026, 6:00pm - Wirral Council Webcasting
Children Young People and Education Committee
Thursday, 12th March 2026 at 6:00pm
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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1 Welcome and Introduction
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2 Apologies
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3 Members Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interests
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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4 Minutes
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5 Public and Members Questions
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Public Questions
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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6 Tender for Educational Psychology Advices in Wirral
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- Tender for Educational Psychology advices in Wirral
- Appendix 1: Demonstration of Backlog Without Additional Commissioned Capacity vs Actual Backlog
- Appendix 2: 24/25 Monthly Breakdown of Psychological Advices Delivered within Statutory Timescale (6-weeks)
- Appendix 3: School’s Psychology Team taken from Children SEND Structure (September 2025)
- Appendix 4: Monthly Breakdown of EHCNA Requests Since April 2023 – November 2025
- Appendix 5: Predicted Number of Requests for ECHNA December 2025 – March 2029
- Appendix 6: Locum Assessments Required as Core EP Capacity Improves
- Appendix 7: Estimated Locum EP Costs 2026-2028
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Paul Jobson
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Paul Jobson
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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7 Children's Section 75
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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8 Lyndhurst - Children's Transforming Care Therapeutic Short Breaks Provision
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Carol Roche
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Carol Roche
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Kerry Mehta
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Carol Roche
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Carol Roche
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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SECTION B - BUDGET REPORTS
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9 2025/26 Budget Monitoring for Quarter Three (the period to 31 December 2025)
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Jess Whitley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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SECTION C - PERFORMANCE REPORTS
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10 Education Standards Report 2025
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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11 Wirral Virtual School Annual Report
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Paul Jobson
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Sarah Dacey
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Sarah Dacey
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Sarah Dacey
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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12 Overview of Academy Year 2024/25 Council Lifelong Learning Service Adult Education Delivery
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Paul Jobson
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Ian Lewis
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Paul Smith
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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SECTION D - WORK PROGRAMME / OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
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13 Early Years and Schools Forum Report
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Colin Baldwin
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Mark Bellamy
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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14 SEND Improvement
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Judith Grier
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Chris Carubia
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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15 Work Programme
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Vicki Shaw
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Tony Murphy
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Elizabeth Hartley
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Cllr Christopher Cooke
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Cllr Stephen Bennett
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Webcast Finished
- Minutes Public Pack, 21/01/2026 Children Young People and Education Committee, opens in new tab
- Tender for Educational Psychology advices in Wirral, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Demonstration of Backlog Without Additional Commissioned Capacity vs Actual Backlog, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: 24/25 Monthly Breakdown of Psychological Advices Delivered within Statutory Timescale (6-weeks), opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: School’s Psychology Team taken from Children SEND Structure (September 2025), opens in new tab
- Appendix 4: Monthly Breakdown of EHCNA Requests Since April 2023 – November 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5: Predicted Number of Requests for ECHNA December 2025 – March 2029, opens in new tab
- Appendix 6: Locum Assessments Required as Core EP Capacity Improves, opens in new tab
- Appendix 7: Estimated Locum EP Costs 2026-2028, opens in new tab
- Children's Section 75, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Joint Commissioning, opens in new tab
- Lyndhurst - Children's Transforming Care Therapeutic Short Breaks Provision, opens in new tab
- 2025/26 Budget Monitoring for Quarter Three (the period to 31 December 2025), opens in new tab
- Education Standards Report 2025, opens in new tab
- Wirral Virtual School Annual Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Wirral Virtual School Annual Report 2024-25, opens in new tab
- Overview of Academic Year 2024/25 Council Lifelong Learning Service Adult Education Delivery, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Selection of High-Level Case Studies – Academic Year 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Early Years and Schools Forum Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Early Years and Schools Forum Decisions and Votes Log, opens in new tab
- SEND Improvement, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Strategic Delivery Group Forward Plan, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Performance Dashboard, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: Priority Action Plan, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4: EHCP QA and Audit Impact for LASPB slide, opens in new tab
- Work Programme Report, opens in new tab
- CYPE Work Programme March 2026, opens in new tab
- Children Young People and Education Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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