Contact: Wyn Richards, Scrutiny Manager and Head of Democratic Services
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: An apology for absence was received from County Councillor E. Roderick. |
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Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interest from Members. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest from Members relating to items for consideration on the agenda. |
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Declarations of Party Whip To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: The Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011. |
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Call In of Cabinet Decision - Llanfair Caereinion C.P. School and Caereinion High School PDF 132 KB The Chair of the Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee has requested that the decision of the Cabinet in respect of the Llanfair Caereinion C.P. School and Caereinion High School be called in for consideration by the Scrutiny Committee.
Attached are the following documents:
(i) Call-In Request by the Chair (ii) Call-In Notice by the Monitoring Officer (iii) Cabinet Report and Appendices considered by the Cabinet on 12th January, 2021. Additional documents:
Minutes: Documents Considered: · Call-In Request by the Chair of the Committee · Call-In Notice · Cabinet Report – Llanfair Caereinion C.P. School and Caereinion High School – All-age School Proposal.
Issues Discussed: · The Monitoring Officer advised the Committee that this was not an ordinary scrutiny process. The Committee's role was to consider the Cabinet report in relation to the issues for the call-in and if the Committee continued to have concerns regarding the decision then it could refer the report back to the Cabinet for further consideration. · The Committee was advised that the proposal before Cabinet was related to creating an all through school rather than considering the language category of the school. · The Welsh Medium provision referred to in the report was designed to provide support for Welsh Medium provision in the Severn Valley rather than establish a Welsh Medium provision in the Severn Valley area. · The Committee was reminded that it had considered the proposals for the Transformation Programme and workstreams and the strategic aim to develop a network of all age schools based around the 13 current secondary schools locations in Powys in June 2020. · In relation to the consultation exercise, information about the consultation was made available to a wide number of schools in the area who were able to respond to the consultation. Welsh Government regulations do not require the Council to undertake consultations. However, the Council has decided to consult with those schools named in the proposal and not with other schools. · The comments from consultees following the consultation exercise together with the responses were considered by the Cabinet and are included in the consultation report. · Whilst there is a small saving arising from the proposal, the key aim of the proposal is improving the educational opportunity for learners in Llanfair Caereinion. · If in future it becomes necessary to change the language category of the school, then a further statutory process is required.
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