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Report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services seeking determination of Admission Arrangements for 2014/15, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 12/13 9713)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To note the responses from the admissions consultation with Southampton Admissions Forum, schools, other relevant admission authorities, and the Church of England and Roman Catholic dioceses.

(ii)  To approve the admissions policies and the published admission numbers (PANs) for community and voluntary controlled schools including Bitterne Park, selection by aptitude and 6^th form arrangements; the schemes for co-ordinating primary and secondary admissions for the academic year 2014-15 as set out in Appendices 1- 6;

(iii)  To authorise the Executive Director for Children’s Services and Learning to take any action necessary to give effect to the admissions policy, and to make any changes necessary to the Admissions Policies where required to give effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Admissions or Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator, Court or Ombudsman decisions whenever they arise.