Agenda and minutes

Education Admissions and Awards Advisory Panel - Wednesday 18 June 2008 2.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 6, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions

Contact: Paul Gallagher, Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 020 8424 1265 E-mail:  paul.gallagher@harrow.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDATION 1 - Admissions to County Schools

Minutes:

On 18 June 2008, there were 7 children for whom admissions staff could make no reasonable offer of a school place.  The Education Admissions and Awards Advisory Panel was requested to authorise the admission of these pupils to a school, where no place existed in the relevant year group.

 

Resolved to RECOMMEND:

 

That offers of admission to schools be made as follows:

 

Reference

 

Year Group

Admitting School

H192

9

Nower Hill

H193

10

Nower Hill

H194

9

Hatch End

H195

9

Withdrawn

H196

9

Whitmore

H197

9

Deferred

P4

6

Pinner Wood

 

[Notes:  That (1) case H195 was withdrawn from the agenda as a place was offered and accepted prior to the meeting taking place;

 

(2)  case H197 was deferred until the next arranged meeting].

PART II - MINUTES

356.

Attendance by Reserve Members

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.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

357.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

 

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members in relation to the business transacted at this meeting.

358.

Arrangement of Agenda

To consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:  That (1) in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following item be admitted late to the meeting by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency stated below:

 

Item

 

Special Circumstances / Grounds for Urgency

 

9.      Admissions to County Schools

The applications detailed in this report were received after the main agenda was printed and circulated.  Members were asked to consider the applications, in order to allocate an appropriate place to the applicants.

 

(2)  all items be considered with the press and public present with the exception of the following item for the reason set out below:

 

Item

 

Reason

8.      Admissions to County Schools

This item was considered to contain exempt information under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, in that it contained information relating to individuals.

 

359.

Minutes

That (1) the minutes of the meetings held on 13 February, 27 February, 12 March, 26 March, 9 April and 23 April be deferred until printed in the next Council Bound Minute Volume;

 

(2) the minutes of the meetings held on 12 December 2007, 2 January, 16 January, 30 January and 4 June 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: That (1) the minutes of the meeting held on 13 February, 27 February, 12 March, 26 March, 9 April and 23 of April be deferred until printed in the next Council Bound Minute Volume;

 

(2)  the minutes of 12 December 2007 be signed by Councillor Joyce Nickolay when most practicable;

 

(3)  the minutes of the meetings held on 2 January, 16 January, 30 January and 4 June 2008 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

360.

Public Questions

To receive questions (if any) from local residents or organisations under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 16 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were received at this meeting under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 16 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

361.

Petitions

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 14 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions were received at this meeting under the provisions of the Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 14 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

362.

Deputations

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that no deputations were received at this meeting under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4E of the Constitution).

Enc.

363.

Admissions to County Schools

Report of the Corporate Director of Children’s Services.

Minutes:

(See Recommendation 1).