Report to Council re Review of Arrangements for School Organisation Committee

REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL 3RD OCTOBER, 2007

At its meeting on 26th September, 2007, the Cabinet received a joint report of the Executive Director, Children and Young People and the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance on a review of arrangements for the School Organisation Committee. In accordance with the arrangements approved by the Council at its meeting on 5th April, 2000, the report, together with a recommendation of the Cabinet thereon, as set out below, is referred to the City Council for consideration:-

REVIEW OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL ORGANISATION COMMITTEE

The Executive Director, Children and Young People and the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance submitted a joint report outlining new decision making arrangements introduced by the Education and Inspections Act 2006, which abolished all School Organisation Committees with effect from 26th May, 2007 and provided instead that proposals for the establishment, alteration or discontinuation of schools be decided by “the relevant authority”, that is the Local Authority or the Adjudicator in certain cases.

RESOLVED: That (a) the new Local Authority decision making arrangements for schools, as set out in the report now submitted, be noted;

(b) that part of Article 7.06 of the Council’s Constitution that currently reads “school closures, other than those in the school organisation plan” be deleted and, in its place, be substituted “decision making in respect of the establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools, other than those that must be referred to the Schools Adjudicator”; and

(c) all members of the School Organisation Committee be thanked for their significant contribution to the work of that Committee.

(NOTE: 1. This item is referred for consideration by the City Council and cannot therefore be called-in for scrutiny; and

2. The report is circulated to all Council Members with the Council Summons.)

Liz Bashforth

Assistant Chief Executive,

Legal and Governance

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