Issue - meetings

This report provides proposals for:

·     the central retention of services where the LA retains a statutory duty to undertake activity to support maintained schools only (both mainstream and specialist);

·     de-delegation of services applicable only to mainstream schools. These are services where schools retain the statutory duties, but better efficiency could be achieved through central delivery by the LA.

The Head of School Places, Funding and Admissions presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Maintained School Forum members must be consulted on proposals for the central retention and de-delegated budget shares and agree these.

This report provided proposals for:

·     the central retention of services where the LA retains a statutory duty to undertake activity to support maintained schools only (both mainstream and specialist);

·     de-delegation of services applicable only to mainstream schools. These are services where schools retain the statutory duties, but better efficiency could be achieved through central delivery by the LA.

RESOLVED that Maintained School members only:

a)     agreed collectively the retention rates per pupil and budgets for LA duties supporting maintained schools as set out in paragraphs 8 -10; and

b)    agreed separately for primary, secondary, special/PRU the de-delegation of funding for school improvement duties as set out in paragraphs 15 and 16.

Voting:

a)     3-0 1 abstention

b)     Primary – agreed; secondary – abstained; special/PRU – agreed.

The secondary school representative abstained as they wanted to consider the issues further with their colleagues. Any further decision would be communicated to the Service via e-mail.