Joint Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee
The joint Education and Social and Health Care scrutiny committee met on 2 July 2026 to consider five reports: a Gwynedd child practice review and Flintshire's action plan, the expansion of specialist learning provision, an internal audit of education other than at school, a participation strategy for children and young people, and safeguarding in schools. The committee endorsed the child practice review action plan and the first phase of the specialist provision expansion, and asked for six-monthly safeguarding updates. It also noted the audit findings and the participation strategy, and endorsed continued work to strengthen safeguarding in schools.