Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Children and Learning detailing the annual review of the SACRE constitution. 

DECISION MADE: (CAB 22/23 35741)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children and

Learning, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To recommend Southampton City Council Cabinet approve the

    amended Constitution for SACRE attached at Appendix 1 including

    the addition of a Humanist voting member in Group A as well as

    retaining an annually reviewed membership representative for a

    member with no specific religious affiliation. recognising secular

    representation as a ‘belief’ within the meaning of the Human Rights

    Act 1998 and accurately reflecting the changing nature of religious

    and non-religious beliefs in current society and the Southampton

    area.

(ii)  To note Cabinet will be asked to delegate authority to the Executive

    Director of Wellbeing, following consultation with the Chair of Sacre

    to agree an application process and determine any applications /

    appoint members to the vacancies approved in (i) above.

(iii)  To note Cabinet will be asked to delegate authority to the Executive

    Director of Wellbeing, following consultation with the Chair of Sacre

    to carry out a further review of SACRE membership once the

    Census 2021 data has been published in 2023 and to bring back    any further recommendations on Membership changes to the next

    annual review of the SACRE Constitution in November 2023.