Agenda and decisions
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter i. Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or ii. Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting
NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial. |
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PROCEDURAL MATTERS
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Members' Questions
(i) The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (08 March 2017).
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (07 March 2017).
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Petitions
The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
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APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL SCHEME OF DELEGATION
The Leader exercises the executive functions of the Council and is also able to delegate these functions to the Cabinet, to an individual Cabinet Member or to officers.
Currently, decisions to consult the public on modifications to public services is delegated to Cabinet. This report proposes that the Leader now delegate this function to senior officers.
The Council is required by the Local Government Act 2000 and Regulations made under it to indicate how it has arranged for its functions to be carried out. The Scheme of Delegation (‘the Scheme’) sets out details of who is responsible for which functions in the Authority and the extent to which any functions have been delegated.
The Scheme of Delegation forms part of the Council’s Constitution and any changes are reported to Council for information.
Additional documents: Decision: It was agreed that:
I. The Leader authorise the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Strategic Directors and Directors to commence public consultation on proposed modifications to public service, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Portfolio Holder. II. The revised Section 3, Part 1 of the Scheme of Delegation as set out in Annex 1 to include a delegation on public consultation, is approved by the Leader of the Council. III. The revised Section 3, Part 1 of the Scheme of Delegation be recommended to the County Council for noting at its meeting in March 2017.
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PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF DOWNS WAY SCHOOL AND ST. MARY'S C OF E JUNIOR SCHOOL
Surrey County Council (SCC), in partnership with the Governing Body of St. Mary’s Church of England (C of E) Junior School and the Diocese of Southwark, has undertaken both the informal and formal stages of consultation on a proposal to amalgamate Downs Way School and St. Mary’s C of E Junior School, with a view to creating a new all-through primary school from September 2018. It is also proposed to expand Key Stage 2 provision at the school from this date. The informal consultation was conducted between 1 November 2016 and 13 December 2016. On the basis of the education rationale and feedback from the informal consultation, a Cabinet Member decision approved the publication of statutory notices and the commencement of a formal consultation pertaining to the proposed amalgamation and enlargement. The notices were published on 25 January 2017, initiating a 4-week consultation, closing on 22 February 2017.
Additional documents: Decision: It was agreed that the Leader of the Council determines the Statutory Notice, thereby bringing into effect closure of Downs Way School, as an integral element of the proposed amalgamation of this school with St. Mary’s Church of England Junior School, inclusive of the expansion of Key Stage 2 provision, effective from 1 September 2018.
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