Issue - meetings

To receive any questions or petitions.

Notes:

1.    The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (11 April 2024).

2.    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting(10 April 2024).

3.    The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

The public retain their right to submit questions for written response, with such answers recorded in the minutes of the meeting; questioners may participate in meetings to ask a supplementary question. Petitioners may address the Committee on their petition for up to three minutes Guidance will be made available to any member of the public wishing to speak at a meeting.

Key points made in the discussion:

1. There were no questions from the public. Responses to the four Member Questions have been attached to these minutes.

2. As a supplementary to her Member Question, Cllr Davidson asked if Mindworks would be willing to investigate the experiences of parents she refers to them who are having difficulty accessing Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder expertise.

3. Cllr Essex followed up his question on Betchwood Vale Academy by asking if it was a change in Government policy that meant the Council was unable to intervene, as the school would be built by a third party. A written answer would be provided to him.

4. In relation to his question on the Reigate Valley College relocation, Cllr Essex asked why the fire station site in Reigate was excluded and why split site solutions had been discounted on financial grounds. A written answer would be provided to him.

5. Cllr Essex asked if the Council would seek to recoup what it had appeared to continue to pay to two special schools following their off-rolling of two children. The Director for Education responded there could be a number of reasons for that situation and she was happy to look into both cases.