The delegated decisions were noted.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2025 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Further to Minute 14 of the previous meeting, Questions from members of the public and Councillors, Councillor Eden read out the following factual statement:

“I would like to take  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

A report inviting the Committee to determine:

·       The admission arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2027/28

·       The coordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the school year 2027/28

·       The coordinated scheme for secondary schools for the school year 2027/28

·       The Relevant Area 2027

·       The primary phase catchment areas for the school year 2027/28

Further to Minute 17 of the meeting held on 15 October, the Committee received a report to determine the school admission arrangements for 2027/2028 as follows:

• The admission arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2027/28
• The coordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

A report outlining the current policy context for suicide prevention and domestic abuse in England and in Berkshire.

The Committee received a report that outlined the current policy context for suicide prevention and domestic abuse in England and in Berkshire.  The following appendices were attached to the report:

A report telling the Committee how many complaints were received in 2024/25 and were dealt with using either the Council’s Corporate Complaints Procedure or the Statutory Complaints Procedure for Adult Social Care, summarising the main types of Complaints received and providing some examples where improvements have been made as a result of learning from these complaints.

The Committee received a report providing an overview of complaints that had been received in 2024/25 and had been dealt with using either the Council’s Corporate Complaints Procedure or the Statutory Complaints Procedure for Adult Social Care, summarising the main types of complaints that had been received and providing some  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

A report outlining the work that Children’s Services have carried out to improve customer relations, focusing on complaints and compliments and covering Subject Access Requests, for the year 2024/25.

The Committee received a report that outlined the work that Children’s Services had carried out to improve customer relations, focusing on complaints and compliments and covering Subject Access Requests, for the year 2024/25.  The Children’s Social Care Complaints 2024/25 - Summary Report was attached to the report at Appendix A.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

A report seeking approval for the publication of the Reading Safeguarding Adults Report 2024/25 on the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adult Board website.

The Committee received a report that sought approval for the publication of the Reading Safeguarding Adults Report 2024/25 on the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board website.  The report provided an overview of safeguarding adults activity in Reading for the period April 2024 to March 2025 and highlighted key performance  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.