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  Apologies

  

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  Declarations by Members of Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Compulsory Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests and Voluntary Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests in Matters on this Agenda

  

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  Announcements

  

  Webcasting of the Meeting

   

  The Chair to announce the following: “I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council and is recorded and later made available on the website.  If you are addressing the meeting, you are deemed to be consenting to having your contributions recorded and broadcast.”

   

  Any Other Announcements

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  Deputations (if any)

  

  Requests to speak at the Committee on a matter within its terms of reference must be made in writing to the Democratic Services Officer named on the front of this agenda by 5pm two working days before the meeting.

   

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  Notification of Any Items of Business that the Chair Decides to Take as Urgent

  

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  Minutes

  

  To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings held on 16 October 2025.

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  Appointment of a co-opted member and updates on co-opted membership for the Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee

  

  Report of the Executive Director Children and Learning.

   

  This report asks the Committee to agree a co-opted member appointment and to note other co-opted member updates.

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  2025 School Place Planning Report

  

  Report of the Director of Education Commissioning and Inclusion.

   

  The Council, as the statutory commissioner of school places, has a legal duty to ensure there is sufficient, high-quality and inclusive education provision in the borough for every child who needs a place. This includes ensuring both the sufficiency and quality of provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Council must also manage the overall balance of school places to prevent surplus capacity that could undermine the viability of schools now or in the future, and it is considered best practice to target between 5-10% surplus places. In fulfilling these duties, the Council must also promote high standards of education and fair access to opportunity for all children and young people in Camden.

   

  This annual report provides an update on the latest demographic trends in the borough and outlines the programme of work underway to maintain the sufficiency, quality and viability of Camden’s family of schools and provision for pupils with SEND.

• 09

  Persistent Absence and Elective Home Education

  

  Report of the Chief Executive, Camden Learning.

   

  This report discusses the prevalence of persistent absence in Camden’s schools and an overview of our work to ensure education is inclusive for all children.

   

  There has been an improvement Camden’s overall school attendance rate since 2022/23, however it remains lower than the comparable rates for Inner London and England schools.

   

  In 2024-25, the percentage of pupils considered persistently absent reduced in Camden primary schools by 1% but increased in secondary schools by 3.2%. Camden’s persistent absence rate is higher than comparable national rates. Disadvantaged children are more like to be persistently absent from school.

   

  The number of children who are elective home educated both in Camden and nationally has significantly increased over the last decade. In 2024/25 377 children were electively home educated. This has meant the need to adopt a risk and vulnerability-based approach to caseload management.

   

  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is before Parliament, has set out to introduce changes to policies, procedures and practice in these areas because of new duties and expectations. These are likely to constitute a new burden on local authorities.

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  London Borough of Camden Children's Statutory Services Complaints Report 2024/2025

  

  Report of the Director of Relational Practice, Children and Learning.

   

  This report provides information about complaints made to the Children’s statutory services in the London Borough of Camden during the twelve months between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025. It is a statutory requirement to produce an annual report which is published on the Council’s website.

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  Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee’s Work Programme and Action Tracker 2025/26

  

  Report of the Executive Director Children and Learning.

   

  This report provides an outline of the 2025/26 work programme (Appendix 1) and provides an update on actions requested at previous meetings (Appendix 2).

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  Date of Next Meeting and Future Meeting Dates

  

  The Committee is asked to note the meeting dates for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year:

   

  •         9 December 2025

  •         13 January 2026

  •         23 February 2026

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  Any Other Business the Chair decides to consider as urgent

  

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  Minutes - 16.10.2025

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  Report - Appointment and representatives updates

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  Report - 2025 School Place Planning Report

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  Appendix A - General Data

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  Appendix B - Primary Forecasts

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  Appendix C - Secondary Forecasts

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  Appendix D - Borough Map

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  Appendix E - Special School Commissioned Places

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  Appendix F - SEND Capital Developments

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  Report - Persistent Absence and Elective Home Education

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  Appendix A - Tables

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  Report - Camden Children’s Statutory Services Complaints Report 2024-25

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  Report - Work Programme and Action Tracker 2025-26 (Nov)

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  Appendix 1 - CSF Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2025-2026 (Nov)

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  Appendix 2 - CSF Scrutiny Committee Action Tracker 2025-26 (Nov)

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