Agenda and minutes

Report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills seeking approval of the admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior, Primary and Secondary Schools for 2018/19, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public. 

COUNCILLOR RAYMENT IN THE CHAIR

DECISION MADE:  (CAB 16/17 18501)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Cabinet agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules:

(i)  To approve the Admissions Policies and the Published Admissions Numbers (PANs) for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools and the schemes for coordinating Primary and Secondary admissions for the school year 2018/19 as set out in appendices 1 to 5.

(ii)  To authorise the Service Director, Children and Families Services to take any action necessary to give effect to the admissions policies and to make any changes necessary to the admissions policies where required to give effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Schools Admissions or School Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator, Court or Ombudsman decisions whenever they arise.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Adult Care seeking approval to accept a grant from Department for Communities and Local Government, attached.

DECISION MADE:  (CAB 16/17 18444)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Adult Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to take all actions necessary to accept the grant and deliver the project.

(ii)  To accept, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a grant of £398,952 from the Rough Sleeping Programme (2016/2020), and to act as Accountable Body for the project.

(iii)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, revenue expenditure of £398,952 for the Rough Sleeping Project over 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 following receipt of the grant.