Issue - meetings

to approve the following grants from the International Twinning Budget 2017-18:-

(1)          a Contribution of £2,280 towards 3 staff members from Education & Children’s Services travelling to Clermont – Ferrand, 19 – 22 November 2017;

(2)       a Contribution of £4,002.50 to support the visit to Kincorth Academy of staff and students form Albert – Magnus Gymnasium, Regensburg in October 2017; and

(3)       a Contribution of £150 towards a Lecturer in Contemporary Art Practice at Gray’s School of Art (photography specialist) travelling to the 2^nd Symposium of Contemporary Photography in Regensburg, 26 – 28 October 2017.

With reference to article 31 of the minute of its meeting of 9 March 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which presented applications received for financial assistance from the International Twinning Budget 2017-18.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)       approve a contribution of £2,280 towards 3 staff members from Education & Children’s Services travelling to Clermont – Ferrand, 19 – 22 November 2017;

(b)       approve a contribution of £4,002.50 to support the visit to Kincorth Academy of staff and students form Albert – Magnus Gymnasium, Regensburg in October 2017; and

(c)        approve a contribution of £150 towards a Lecturer in Contemporary Art Practice at Gray’s School of Art (photography specialist) travelling to the 2nd Symposium of Contemporary Photography in Regensburg, 26 – 28 October 2017.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.