Agenda and minutes

That offers of admission to schools be made as follows:

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 that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

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.

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

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.

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:

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

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 meeting held on 10 September 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED: That (1) the minutes of the meeting held on 13 February, 27 February, 12 March and 26 March 2008 were signed at the previous meeting of the Panel and their inclusion in the agenda was an administrative error;

(2)  the minutes of the meetings held on 9 April and 23 April 2008 be deferred until printed in the next Council Bound Minute Volume;

(3)  the minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 2008 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Education Admissions and Awards Advisory Panel for the Municipal Year 2008/2009.

Members deferred consideration of this item to the next meeting due to Councillor Omar’s absence.

RESOLVED: That the appointment of the Vice-Chairman for the Municipal Year 2008/09 be made at the next meeting of the Panel.

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).

RESOLVED: To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting under the provisions of Advisory Panel and Consultative Forum Procedure Rules 16, 14 and 15 (Part 4E of the Constitution) respectively.

Report of the Corporate Director of Children’s Services.

(See Recommendation 1).