Issue - decisions

Members received a report which provided information about the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority seats on governing bodies, listed current nominations for those vacancies and requested the appointment, or re-appointment, of the listed nominees.

The report presented the following options for consideration:

·  To appoint/re-appoint and fill the vacancies;

·  Not to appoint/re-appoint and fill the vacances.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That LA Governors be appointed, or re-appointed, to fill vacant seats as proposed in Annex 1 of the report.

(ii)     That the Panels thanks be conveyed to all serving and reappointed Governors for their services to these bodies which could not function without them.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To ensure that LA places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.