5. UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE RESPONSE PLAN: OUR BRAVERY BROUGHT JUSTICE
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The item
has been included on the scrutiny work programme following the committees'
previous consideration in January 2026 and as part of the need to scrutinise
the progress of the Response Plan.
Additional documents:
Decision:
DECISION
· To ask the cabinet member to contact the Welsh
Government to state concern and disappointment that the new national procedures
and guidelines for Part 5 did not reflect or fully address the changes
recommended in the OBBJ report and recommended that they amend it.
· Add a response to the Welsh Government's schools
governance reorganisation consultation to the committee's forward work
programme when timely.
· Subject to receiving a seal of approval and
resources from the Scrutiny Forum and assurance that it did not disrupt or
duplicate the Welsh Government's work on the subject, declare support to
establish a task and finish group to look at the current schools governance
procedure, to facilitate the committee to respond to the proposed consultation
on schools governance reorganisation based on data and evidence.