Decision details

Committee to receive a report which describes the structure of the Schools Forum and its decision-making and advisory powers.

The Education and Skills Director introduced the report and provided the Committee with an overview of the structure of the Schools Forum and its decision-making and advisory powers.  He further outlined the schools funding formula, and also the intention to provide an annual report to the Children, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee in regard to the decisions made by the Schools Forum.

The Committee were informed of a correction to the report.  Recommendation 1. should have referred to paragraph 1.18, not 1.21 as detailed in the report.

Following discussion of the report, the Chairman moved to a vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The recommendation set out in the report was carried.

RESOLVED that the Children, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee receive an annual report on the local funding formulae for schools and early years and other financial issues as set out in paragraph 1.18 of the report.