Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         in respect of item 6 (St Peter’s School Long Term Education Provision), to note that a report on the options appraisal would be brought to Committee in the next cycle;

(ii)        in respect of items 7 (Annual Statutory Performance Report) and 8 (Reporting against proposed KPIs), to note that these reports would now be presented to Committee in November;

(iii)       to request that officers circulate information outwith the meeting to outline the remit of the posts of the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services and Chief Education Officer;

(iv)       in respect of item 13 (Impact of Free School Meals Workstreams), to note that the officer taking forward the work on the report was Catriona Walker;

(v)        in respect of item 15 (Pupil Equity Fund), (a) to request that the External Members also be invited to the Pupil Equity Fund briefing session, and (b) to note that there was a conflict with another Elected Member session and to request that consideration be given in future to arranging sessions on different dates; and

(vi)       to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.  Members asked a number of questions in respect of items on the planner.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         in respect of item 6 (St Peter’s School Long Term Education Provision), to note that a report on the options appraisal would be brought to Committee in the next cycle;

(ii)        in respect of items 7 (Annual Statutory Performance Report) and 8 (Reporting against proposed KPIs), to note that these reports would now be presented to Committee in November;

(iii)       to request that officers circulate information outwith the meeting to outline the remit of the posts of the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services and Chief Education Officer;

(iv)       in respect of item 13 (Impact of Free School Meals Workstreams), to note that the officer taking forward the work on the report was Catriona Walker;

(v)        in respect of item 15 (Pupil Equity Fund), (a) to request that the External Members also be invited to the Pupil Equity Fund briefing session, and (b) to note that there was a conflict with another Elected Member session and to request that consideration be given in future to arranging sessions on different dates; and

(vi)       to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to agree to remove item 11 (Development of Models for Civic Leadership and Engagement) and to note that any future proposals would be presented to the Strategic Transformation Committee;

(ii)       to note that a report on the spend for the Pupil Equity Fund would be presented to Committee later in the year; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the updates provided.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.  Members asked a number of questions in respect of items on the planner.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to agree to remove item 11 (Development of Models for Civic Leadership and Engagement) and to note that any future proposals would be presented to the Strategic Transformation Committee;

(ii)       to note that a report on the spend for the Pupil Equity Fund would be presented to Committee later in the year; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the updates provided.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        in relation to St Peter’s School – Long Term Education Provision, to request that officers look into the possibility of submitting the report to the May meeting of the Education Operational Delivery Committee following consideration at the Capital Programme Committee, rather than to the September meeting as outlined in the planner;

(ii)       in relation to the Review of Free Bus Travel and Safe Routes to Lochside Academy, to request that officers provide Members with information outwith the meeting as to how the long the review would be likely to take and whether there would be scope to undertake the review earlier in the year to allow parents to have firm plans in place ahead of the school term;

(iii)      also in relation to the Review of Free Bus Travel and Safe Routes to Lochside Academy, to request that officers look to report back to Committee in April 2019 as previously agreed, rather than in August 2019 as outlined in the update on the business planner;

(iv)      in relation to the Provision of Free School Meals to Children During School Holidays, to request that the business planner be updated to reflect that a Service Update was to be provided to Members after Summer 2018; and

(v)       to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.  Members asked a number of questions in respect of items on the planner.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        in relation to St Peter’s School – Long Term Education Provision, to request that officers look into the possibility of submitting the report to the May meeting of the Education Operational Delivery Committee following consideration at the Capital Programme Committee, rather than to the September meeting as outlined in the planner;

(ii)       in relation to the Review of Free Bus Travel and Safe Routes to Lochside Academy, to request that officers provide Members with information outwith the meeting as to how the long the review would be likely to take and whether there would be scope to undertake the review earlier in the year to allow parents to have firm plans in place ahead of the school term;

(iii)      also in relation to the Review of Free Bus Travel and Safe Routes to Lochside Academy, to request that officers look to report back to Committee in April 2019 as previously agreed, rather than in August 2019 as outlined in the update on the business planner;

(iv)      in relation to the Provision of Free School Meals to Children During School Holidays, to request that the business planner be updated to reflect that a Service Update was to be provided to Members after Summer 2018; and

(v)       to otherwise note the planner.