Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED: That Executive Procedure Rule 47.1, be suspended for the duration of the meeting.

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that the following interest was declared:

Agenda Item 8 – Admission to County Schools

CouncillorHusain Akhtar declared a prejudicial interest in that he was a governor of Grange First and Grange Middle Schools, of which Grange First School was listed for consideration in respect of the child with case reference number P44.  He left the room whilst this case was considered.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2011 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2011 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents or organisations under the provisions of Executive Procedure Rule 51 (Part 4D of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting.

With the agreement of the Panel, the headteacher of Newton Farm School addressed the meeting and spoke about the number of pupils on roll at the school, which was oversubscribed.  She explained the constraints that would be placed on the school if more pupils were admitted and responded to questions.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

RESOLVED:  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item for the reason set out below:

Report of the Corporate Director Children’s Services.

It was noted that the children with case reference numbers P45-P50 had been offered school places prior to the meeting.  As a result the Panel was required to consider case reference number P44 only.

On 19 January 2011, there was 1 child for whom admissions staff could make no reasonable offer of a school place.  The Education Admissions and Awards Advisory Panel was requested to recommend to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services to authorise the admission of this pupil to a school where no places existed in the relevant year group.

An updated table with the number of pupils on roll at Harrow schools was circulated to Members of the Panel.

Resolved to RECOMMEND:

That offers of admission to schools be made as follows: