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The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the high level evaluation of the Easter in the City programme;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to design and deliver a programme for the summer, autumn (2023) and spring (2024) holiday periods using the budget allocated by Council, in line with the recommendation (option 3) as laid out within the options appraisal, Appendix B; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to report to Committee on the impact of the summer, autumn (2023) and spring (2024) programmes following delivery.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services which detailed a high-level evaluation of the Easter in the City programme and sought delegated authority to design and deliver a programme for the upcoming school holiday periods (summer and autumn 2023 and spring 2024).

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the high-level evaluation of the Easter in the City programme;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to design and deliver a programme for the summer, autumn (2023) and spring (2024) holiday periods using the budget allocated by Council, in line with the recommendation (option 3) as laid out within the options appraisal, Appendix B; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to report to Committee on the impact of the summer, autumn (2023) and spring (2024) programmes following delivery.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.