Decision details

Outcome of the Consultation on the Future of Lordswood Infant and Lordswood Junior Schools

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report will set out the outcome of consultation regarding the amalgamation proposals.

Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Children and Adults

Decision:

212/2009 The Cabinet authorised the Director of Children and Adults to publish formal proposals including statutory notices relating to the closure of Lordswood Junior School from 31 August 2010 and to make prescribed alterations to Lordswood Infant School to create an all through primary school, from 1 September 2010.
213/2009 The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Children and Adults, in consultation with Portfolio Holder for Children's Services, to determine whether to approve the closure and prescribed alteration proposals at the end of the statutory consultation period, if no objections are received, otherwise to bring a report back to Cabinet to determine the closure and prescribed alteration proposals.

Reasons for the decision:

To minimise the risks presented in section 5 of the report and for the reasons summarised in section 7 of the report (Director's comments).

Publication date: 15/12/2009

Date of decision: 15/12/2009

Decided at meeting: 15/12/2009 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/12/2009

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