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to note the annual report of the Education and Children’s Services Committee.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Corporate Services which presented the annual report of the Education and Children’s Services Committee to enable Members to provide comment on the data contained within.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      provide comments and observations on the data contained within the annual report; and

(b)      note the annual report of the Education and Children’s Services Committee.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Allard, moved the recommendations contained in the report.

Councillor Grant, seconded by Councillor Blake, moved as an amendment:-

That the Committee –

(a)      note the annual report of the Education and Children's Services Committee;

(b)      note that, at the September 2024 meeting of the Education and Children's Services Committee, the will of the Committee was seriously undermined by the Convener when he referred the final decision to Full Council, in relation to the Denominational Primary Schools Feasibility Study; and

(c)      agree that this Committee is not at its most effective when the will of Committee, its External Members and communities are ignored. 

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (8) – the Convener; and Councillors Allard, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Fairfull, MacGregor, McRae and Radley; for the amendment (8) – Councillors Blake, Brooks, Grant and McLeod; and Mr Haywood, Ms Munro, Dr Murray and Mr Murray.

There being an equality of votes, in terms of Standing Order 32.7, the Convener exercised his casting vote in favour of the motion.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.