The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-
1 Apologies for Absence:
2 Minutes: 14 January 2008: Further to minute 09, information has been circulated to Members of the Committee via email, relating to teenage pregnancy and children not in education, employment or training (NEETs).
3 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
4 Exclusion of the Public (if any) (.pdf, 5Kb): The Committee is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Committee if it so wishes.
Open Items
5 Whipping declarations (if any):
6 To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.
7 Questions (if any) on the business of the Cabinet:
8 Forward plan for February to May 2008 (Minute 94 refers) (.pdf, 198Kb): Report enclosed. The Deputy Chief Executive to report. This item will become a standard item for this meeting.
9 Support Services Review (Minute 92 refers) (.pdf, 130Kb): Report and presentation by the Deputy Chief Executive.
10 Progress on Invasive Weeds, Utilities and Traffic Calming Reviews (.pdf, 128Kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.
11 Select Committee minutes:
(a) No 1 – 6 February 2008 (.pdf, 18Kb) enclosed.
(b) No 2 –16 January 2008 (.pdf, 15Kb) enclosed.
(c) No 3 – 29 January 2008 (.pdf, 6Kb): enclosed.
(d) No 4 – Nothing to report.
12 Dates and times of meetings 2008/09 (.pdf, 21Kb): A report will be circulated under separate cover and Members are requested to bring their copy to the meeting.
13 Call in:
(a) A copy of the call in protocol is enclosed (.pdf, 22Kb):
(b) A copy of the guidance for the questioning of witnesses is enclosed (.pdf, 25Kb):
Proposal to temporarily extend Tyldesley Primary School: To consider the call in of the decision of the Cabinet concerning the above contained in Minute 263 as set out below:-
Proposal to temporarily extend Tyldesley Primary School (minute 163 refers): The Cabinet considered a report on the results of the consultation on the proposal to temporarily extend Tyldesley Primary School and the responses to the points made. The Children and Young People’s Panel had endorsed the report (minute 56 refers), subject to a further option raised by Members to be explored and reported at the next meeting of Cabinet. This related to St Johns’ Mosley Common adopting mixed age teaching in key stage 2, thus releasing a classroom to allow a two form entry intake in 2009 and the Director of Children and Young People’s Services circulated at the meeting an addendum to the report setting out his observations on this alternative proposal.
The report set out details of the alternative options to be considered. The reason for selecting the one recommended was to address in the most efficient way a projected surge in primary school numbers in Tyldesley during 2009/10 and 2010/11.
Resolved: The Cabinet accepts the report and requests the Director of Children and Young People’s Services to publish statutory notices to extend Tyldesley Primary School and to increase the admission number from 30 to 45 for 2009/10 and 2010/11 only.
(Councillor B M Wilson declared a personal and non prejudicial interest in this item because he is a Governor of Tyldesley Primary School).
Report of the Director of Children and Young People's Services (.pdf, 1144Kb): enclosed.
Request for call-in had been made by the Chairman (Councillor Mrs S Loudon).
Reasons for call in:
- I would like to give the Director the opportunity to explain to the committee why information presented at Cabinet and information presented at CYP Panel was different.
- I would like to also understand why temporary accommodation will cost in the region of £300,000 and look forward to the Director explaining this to all members of O and S.
- This will also give the Department serving Children and Young People the opportunity to explain why this item was not included in the draft forward plan presented to O and S in September for the period ) October 07 to January 08
14 Budget 2008/9 - 2010/11: presentation by Executive Director Business Support Services.
Closed Items (if any):
E.1 Call ins (if any): details to follow.
