Decision details

(1) That Officers be authorised to develop plans for a non-statutory  consultation to; discontinue the specialist provisions for children with speech, language and communication needs at Ashbrow School and Thornhill Junior and Infant School; discontinue the specialist provision for autism at Moldgreen Community Primary School and; relocate resources to a centralised primary outreach provision hub for speech, language and communication needs and autism across Kirklees.

(2) That authority be delegated to the Director of Children and Adult Services in consultation with Cabinet Portfolio Leads to (i) develop consultation materials on the basis of the proposals (ii) organise and carry out a non-statutory consultation on the proposals and (iii) request that a further report on the outcomes of the non-statutory consultation be submitted to Cabinet for consideration.