Issue - meetings
Rivermead Special School: Outcome of Consultation
Meeting: 13/01/2015 - Cabinet (Item 8)
Minutes:
Background:
This report outlined the outcomes of the informal consultation period on the Council’s proposals to ‘increase pupil numbers’, ‘extend onto an additional site’ and to ‘alter the upper age limit’ at Rivermead Special School, by way of statutory prescribed alterations. The proposals were set out in the report.
On 15 July 2014, the Cabinet agreed to commence consultation on proposals to expand Rivermead Special School and to relocate onto an additional site. The first stage in the statutory process took place over a four-week period between 6 October and 2 November 2014 and the results were set out in sections 4 and 5 of the report. The officer responses to the issues and concerns raised during the consultation period were set out in section 6 of the report. Details of those consulted, the consultation document and a transcript of the public meeting was attached to the report
The Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered the consultation responses on 9 December 2014 and it was noted that the committee supported the proposals as set out.
A Diversity Impact Assessment screening form was attached at Appendix 4 to the report. This considered how the proposed changes could impact upon various groups and showed that there could potentially be some impact upon certain groups however it showed that any impacts were expected to be positive ones.
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Decision: |
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The Cabinet noted the responses to the informal consultation together with the advice and analysis from officers and the comments of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee. |
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10/2015 |
The Cabinet instructed the Director of Children and Adults Services to commence the period of statutory representation for the proposals for the expansion and addition of a site, as set out in section 11.2 of the report, when statutory notices and full proposals will be published. |
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11/2015 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Children and Adults Services, in consultation with Portfolio Holder for Children's Services (Lead Member), to determine whether to approve the proposals at the end of the statutory consultation period if no objections are received. However, if any objections are received during that time then a report will be prepared and presented to Cabinet for determination. |
Reasons:
Approval to proceed to a period of statutory representation will ensure the Council complies with its duty to follow the full consultation process when proposing changes to school organisation.
Meeting: 09/12/2014 - Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 577)
577 Outcome of Consultation for the Proposed Prescribed Alterations at Rivermead Special School 
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This report outlines the outcomes of the informal consultation period on the Council’s proposals to ‘increase pupil numbers’, ‘extend onto an additional site’ and to ‘alter the upper age limit’ at Rivermead Special School, by way of statutory prescribed alterations.
Minutes:
Discussion:
The Head of Performance and Strategic Planning introduced the report which provided the committee with the outcome of the informal consultation on the proposals to increase the pupil numbers, extend onto an additional site and alter the upper age limit at Rivermead Special School.
The committee supported the proposals.
Decision:
The committee recommended the Cabinet to progress the proposals relating to Rivermead Special School to the Statutory Representation stage.