To ask the Minister of Education to provide an overview of work undertaken by the cross-departmental Children and Young People’s Strategy Monitoring and Reporting Board.

The Children and Young People’s Strategy (CYPS) Monitoring and Reporting Board (the Board) undertake a range of activities providing collaborative leadership and cross-departmental strategic direction on the co-ordination of policy matters affecting children and young people and the implementation of the CYPS and Delivery Plan. Additionally, the Board have an oversight role in respect of child safeguarding and protection issues requiring a cross departmental approach.

Current work of the Board includes developing proposals for a refreshed CYPS Delivery Plan 2025 – 2028 and consideration of the findings of the second report on the operation of the Children’s Services Cooperation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.