Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Schools and Families

Further to Minute No. 52 of the meeting held on 15 January 2015, The Cabinet considered the report on the Head of Schools and Families which provided details of the outcome of the consultation on Post 16 Special Education Needs (SEN) transport provision and proposals for the Post 16 SEN transport provision moving forward.

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Decision Made: That:

(1)       the outcome of the consultation process on post 16 SEN transport to date be noted;

(2)       the pre scrutiny undertaken by Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding) be noted;

(3)       the draft Post 16 Transport Policy statement 2016/17 set out in the report be approved for statutory consultation; and

(4)       a further report be submitted to the Cabinet on the final version of the Post 16 Transport policy following the statutory consultation period.

Reasons for Decision:

To agree the proposed changes to the Post 16 Transport Policy Statement

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None - it is a statutory requirement to publish a Post 16 Transport Policy Statement.