Decision details
Review of Home to School/College Transport Policy (16-25 year olds - Post Maintained)
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Children Young People and Education
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose
of Report: The report will consider and review the council’s
home to school transport policy and will be making recommendations
to amend the policy to take into account changes to local authority
budgets, and the discretionary and statutory responsibilities of
the local authority with regard to school transport.
The Cabinet Member will be asked to consider making changes to
current transport policy in light of the council’s statutory
duty and reductions in funding available.
A decision on this item will take place on Thursday 12 December 2013 to allow for further consultation to take place.
This report will now be considered by the Cabinet Member at a public decision session on 15 January 2013 in order to allow further time for consultation.
Decision:
Resolved: That the commencement of consultation to make changes from September 2014 to the home to school/college transport policy 16-25 post maintained be deferred until the new SEN Code of Practice and guidance had been received. In the event that this had not been received by 1 April 2014, the consultation should commence at that stage.
Reason: To achieve budget saving targets.
Report author: Mark Ellis
Publication date: 15/01/2014
Date of decision: 15/01/2014
Decided at meeting: 15/01/2014 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Children Young People and Education
Effective from: 18/01/2014
Accompanying Documents:
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