Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in relation to the items for consideration.

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Petitions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been received by Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

Questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been submitted in writing and received by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

To consider any requests received by the Monitoring Officer pursuant to Standing Order 42, for consideration of matters falling within the Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been the subject of Decision Book reports.

A presentation by Helen Clanchy, Director of Commissioning, NHS England Thames Valley Area Team, providing the Committee with background information on overall primary care commissioning, how the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is becoming more involved in local commissioning for primary care services and the key issues locally from a primary care commissioning perspective.

A report providing the Committee with an update of the key activity areas for 2013/14 within Children’s Social Care as reported through the National Returns that all local authorities have to submit to the Department of Education in July and August each year about the previous reporting year and providing an update on auditing activity and highlighting priority areas for the service and scrutiny.

A report presenting the Committee with the Reading Local Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report.

A report detailing the current position of Reading Borough Council Children’s Services in respect of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).

A report providing the Committee with an overview of complaints activity and performance for Children’s Social Care for the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.

A report setting out the progress made by the Council, schools and parents in the development of a proposed SEN Strategy Action Plan and in meeting the required statutory duties.

A report looking at the provisional performance of schools in Reading for the academic year 2013-14 at the five Key Stages.

A report describing the new requirement in the Care Act 2014 for local authorities to work closely with local providers across the statutory, private and voluntary sectors and other stakeholders to ensure the quality and diversity of the local care and support market and presenting the draft version of Reading’s Market Position Statement which is a central document in Reading’s approach to meeting this requirement.

A report setting out the changes brought about by the Care Act 2014 that will affect the Council in 2015/16 and the issues on which the Council will need to consult with residents.