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Children Young People and Education Committee
Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at 6:00pm
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
2 Apologies
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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 Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
4 Minutes
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5 Public and Members Questions
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Public Questions
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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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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
Statements and Petitions
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PUBLIC SPEAKER
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
Questions by Members
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6 Consultation on School Closure Proposal
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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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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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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 Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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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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Mr Chris Penn
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mr Chris Penn
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
7 Home to School Transport - Policy Update
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing 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 Vida Wilson Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey 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 Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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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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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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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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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing 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 Tony Murphy Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
8 Independent Reviewing Service Annual Report
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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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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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Kayley Tregilgas (Wirral Council) Quality Assurance Manager
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Elizabeth Grey Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
9 LOCAL AUTHORITY DEDICATED OFFICER (LADO) ANNUAL REPORT 2025/26
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Amanda Onwuemene Green Party
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Independent
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Alexandra Jones (Wirral Council) Safeguarding Head of Service
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
10 SEND IMPROVEMENT
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Helen Raymond Liberal Democrats
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Adrian Leach (Wirral Council) AD - SEND & Inclusion
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
SECTION D - WORK PROGRAMME / OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
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11 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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- Minutes Public Pack, 21/09/2026 Children Young People and Education Committee, opens in new tab
- Consultation on School Closure Proposal, opens in new tab
- Home to School Transport - Policy Update, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Assisted Travel Policy, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Assessment Framework, opens in new tab
- Independent Reviewing Service Annual Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - IRO Annual Report 2025/6, opens in new tab
- Local Authority Dedidcated Officer (LADO) Annual Report 2025/26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - LADO Annual Report 2025 - 2026, opens in new tab
- SEND IMPROVEMENT, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Wirral SEND Priority Action Plan, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Wirral Preparation for Adulthood Strategy, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 – Wirral September 2026 Stocktake letter, opens in new tab
- Work Programme Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Children, Young People and Education Committee Work Plan, opens in new tab
- Children Young People and Education Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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