Decision details

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - Increasing Special School Places

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report will seek delegated authority for the Strategic Director of Childrens services to take account of a non-statutory consultation about an increase in the places available at Woodley School and College and publish statutory proposals for this change. This is in the context of increasing available places using  satellite sites ahead of the planned special school rebuild project. Final decisions on statutory proposals will continue to be taken by Kirklees Cabinet following the end of a representation period.

 

General Exception Notice – Chair of Scrutiny informed 22.09.2023

 

Decision:

RESOLVED –

 

1)    That further to the consideration of the outcome of the non-statutory consultation, authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Children’s Services to publish related statutory proposals to create additional special school places at Woodley School and College as prescribed in the 2013 Regulations.

2)    That Cabinet consider and determine the proposals at the end of the representation period.

3)    That further to the consideration of the outcome of non-statutory consultation, authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Children’s Services to publish related statutory proposals to create additional special school places as prescribed in the 2013 regulations.

4)    That Cabinet consider and determine the proposals at the end of the representation period.

 

 

Report author: Martin Wilby

Publication date: 17/10/2023

Date of decision: 17/10/2023

Decided at meeting: 17/10/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 25/10/2023

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