Decisions

Following the introduction of a national funding formula to fund school the Local Authority needs to decide on the funding mechanism to pass the funds to schools.

NOTE:

The undersigned Councillors wish to call in decision E3019 “Implementation of Changes to the School Funding Formula”, taken by the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People on 27 December 2017, for the following reason:

“Insufficient consideration has been given to the alternative options beyond the national Funding Formula and the Local Funding Formula. The report acknowledges that there are many options which could be modelled, but that only one was considered and then dismissed.”

1.  Councillor Tim Ball

2.  Councillor Joe Rayment

3.  Councillor Dine Romero

4.  Councillor Nigel Roberts

5.  Councillor Paul Crossley

6.  Councillor Eleanor Jackson

7.  Councillor Richard Samuel

8.  Councillor Ian Gilchrist

9.  Councillor Liz Hardman

10.  Councillor John Bull

The Children and Young People Policy and Development Scrutiny Panel will conduct a Call In meeting on 16th January 2018.

NOTE:

The Children and Young People Policy and Development Scrutiny Panel have dismissed the Call In on 16^th January 2018.

The Cabinet Member agrees that the implementation of the new National Funding Formula (NFF) methodology is adopted from the 2018-19 financial year.

The Cabinet Member agrees to ensure that all schools receive 0.5% increase per pupil as a minimum.

The Events Policy was agreed by Cabinet on 9 November 2011.  The document was revised and approved, via Single Member Cabinet Decision on 31 March 2015, a further revision is required to tighten the process for events across B&NES.

The Cabinet Member agrees the Events Policy Review – November 2017.

Bright Start Children’s Centre Services currently operate from Parkside Children Centre, Charlotte Street, Bath. The Social Care Family Intervention Team currently operates from 117 Newbridge Hill, Bath. Both services are located in buildings which are not suitable in the long term, both need significant investment in alterations and improvements so that they are suitable for future use.  Whilst the People & Community Directorate has looked at alternative options, capital funding to enable such developments has been limited.

The Cabinet Members agree:

• The proposal to relocate staff from Parkside Children’s Centre and 117 Newbridge Hill into one adapted premises in Charlotte Street, Bath.
• To approve £718k of the provisionally approved sum of £7.445 million in the 17/18 capital budget for Innovation Quay, to fund the refurbishment of accommodation in Charlotte Street.
• Approve the disposal of 117 Newbridge Hill to ADL, and to release the receipt in whole or in part to contribute to the Healthy Living Centre in Radstock.
• Approve the transfer of the Parkside site to the Place Directorate for incorporation into plans linked to Bath Quays regeneration.