Venue: Meeting Room 2 - Level 3, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham ME4 4TR
Contact: Wayne Hemingway, Principal Democratic Services Officer/Jade Milnes, Democratic Services Officer/Teri Reynolds, Democratic Services Officer
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Apologies for absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Martin Potter (Education and Schools). |
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Record of decisions PDF 346 KB Minutes: The record of the meeting held on 24 September 2019 was agreed by the Cabinet and signed by the Leader as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests PDF 117 KB Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests
There were none.
Other significant interests (OSIs)
There were none.
Other interests
Councillor Turpin declared an interest in agenda item 4 (Annual Review of the School Place Planning Strategy 2018-22) because he has a child with Special Educational Needs (SEN). |
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Annual Review of the School Place Planning Strategy 2018-22 PDF 1 MB Minutes: Background:
This report provided details on progress made against the School Place Planning Strategy 2018-22, highlighted areas of emerging demand for school places and set out recommendations to ensure that a sufficient supply of good quality school places would be maintained.
The report also referred to the motion agreed at Full Council on 18 July 2019 in relation to rural and village schools as set out in section 6 of the report.
The report was considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 3 October 2019. The comments of this Committee were set out at section 4 of the report.
Diversity Impact Assessments would be undertaken on individual proposals brought forward as a result of actions arising from this report.
Reasons:
By approving the recommendations, the Cabinet will be ensuring that the Council meets its statutory duty to ensure sufficient good quality school places are available. |
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Review of The Old Vicarage Children's Home Provision PDF 336 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Background:
This report provided information relating to the Old Vicarage Children’s Home for young people experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties and its sustainability in the current economic climate.
The report stated that the aim of reviewing the Old Vicarage provision was to ensure that Looked After Children (LAC) placements were available and aligned to their needs, were less likely to break down, and that those placements supported those children to achieve better outcomes.
The report explained that given the monthly costs (approximately £59,000), and the reduced cohort set out in detail in section 2 of the report, it was proposed to close the Old Vicarage in its current form and with its current purpose, with a closing date of 7 February 2020. As this proposal would directly affect service users and staff, consultations were essential. The consultation proposals were set out at section 6 of the report.
A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) had been completed for this stage of the process as set out at Appendix 1 to the report. Following consultation the DIA would be reviewed and presented to the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 9 January 2020 and Cabinet on 14 January 2020.
Reasons:
As Corporate Parents, it is important that Medway Council does everything it can to give our Children a good start in life.
The recent Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services concluded that too many vulnerable children and young people wait too long for intervention. The Old Vicarage is unable to meet this evolving demand, and this is leading to too many young people being placed outside of Medway, often at considerable distance and expense.
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Minutes: Background:
This report presented information on vacancies that officers had requested approval to commence recruitment for, following the process agreed by Cabinet on 7 January 2003 (decision number 9/2003).
Details of the post were set out within Appendix 1 to the report.
Reasons:
The post presented to Cabinet will support the efficient running of the Council.
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