Agenda and minutes

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance of the following duly constituted Reserve Members:

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Panel;

(b)               all other Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that the following interests were declared:

Agenda Item 8 – Admission to County Schools

Councillor Raj Ray declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was a governor of Kingsley Primary School and Shaftesbury High School.  He would remain in the room for the consideration of any cases relating to these schools.

Councillor Marilyn Ashton declared a non-pecuniary interest in that she was a Local Authority governor of Park High School.  She would remain in the room for the consideration of any cases relating to this school.

Mrs L Rowlands declared a pecuniary interest in that she was Headteacher at Canons High School.  She would leave the room during the consideration of any cases relating to the school.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2014 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2014, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive any public questions received in accordance with Executive Procedure Rule 50 (Part 4D of the Constitution).

Questions will be asked in the order notice of them was received and there be a time limit of 15 minutes.

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, Friday 21 February 2014.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk  

No person may submit more than one question].

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

RESOLVED:  That, in accordance with Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item for the reason set out below:

Report of the Corporate Director Children and Families.

In accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, cases P917-P950 were admitted late to the agenda to allow the Panel to allocate an appropriate place to the applicants.

Due to its technical nature, a Member led the discussion on consideration of this item.

Following receipt of an in-year application for a place in Year 10, and in line with an expressed parental preference, an offer was made for a place at Harrow High School.  Harrow High School, having corresponded with the child’s former school, wish to rescind the offer and have referred the case to the School Placement Panel for consideration under the Fair Access Protocol as provided for in paragraph 3.12 of the Schools Admissions Code.

The Panel considered the evidence provided and the case made by the parent and by the school, and confirmed the offer of a place at Harrow High School.

On 20 February 2014there were 34 children for whom admissions staff could make no reasonable offer of a school place.  The School Placement Panel was requested to recommend to the Corporate Director of Children and Families to authorise the admission of these pupils to a school where no places existed in the relevant year group.

Resolved to RECOMMEND: (to the Corporate Director of Children and Families)

That offers of admission to schools be made as follows: