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Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 10 December 2020 were taken as read and signed as a correct record. |
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LEADER'S PORTFOLIO |
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Minutes: The Executive Board received a
report from the Chief Executive, which provided the urgent decision/s taken
since the last meeting of the Board and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was noted
that the Council’s constitution gave authority to the Chief Executive to take
urgent decisions, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the
Operational Director Finance and/or the Operational Director Legal and
Democratic Services, where necessary. A list of these
decision/s were provided to Members in the report and full details were
published on the Council’s website. RESOLVED: That the urgent decision taken since the last
meeting of the Executive Board be noted. |
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CHILDREN, EDUCATION & SOCIAL CARE PORTFOLIO |
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School Admission Arrangements 2022 - Key Decision PDF 69 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Board considered a report of the
Strategic Director, People, on School Admission Arrangements for 2022. The Board was advised
that in October 2020, Halton Local Authority issued a statutorily required
consultation on the proposed admission arrangements and co-ordinated admission
schemes for the September 2022 intake for Primary and Secondary Schools
(attached as appendices 1 and 2 respectively).
The Primary Scheme also included the proposed oversubscription criteria
for community and voluntary controlled schools for whom the Local Authority was
the admission authority. Since the publication of the Executive
Board agenda, the Board was advised of a proposed
amendment to the Primary Co-ordinated Scheme, this was presented on
screen. It was
proposed that Paragraph 9.1, under Oversubscription
Criteria be amended to four criteria instead of three, so criterion 1 would
be split into criteria 1 and 2. The
reasons for this were provided to the Board and the
proposal was agreed. The report provided details of the
consultation, which ran from 1 October 2020 to 13 November 2020. No changes were proposed
to the current oversubscription criteria for admission to Local Authority
maintained community and voluntary controlled primary schools. It noted that all Halton secondary schools
were either academies, free schools or voluntary aided and were therefore their
own admission authorities, with responsibility for consulting and determining
their own admissions criteria and their own Published Admission Number (PAN). Reason(s) for Decision The decision was statutorily required. Alternative Options Considered and Rejected Other options considered and rejected included the allocation of places
to community and voluntary controlled schools through random allocation
(lottery), as this method could be seen as arbitrary
and random. Implementation Date The Policy and co-ordinated schemes would apply for the September 2022
academic intake. RESOLVED:
That the Board approves the School Admissions Policy, Admission
Arrangements and Coordinated Schemes for admission to Primary and Secondary
schools for the 2022/23 academic year. |
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Capital Programme – 2021/22 - Key Decision PDF 68 KB Minutes: The Board considered a report of the
Strategic Director, People, which provided a summary of the capital funding
received by the Council from central Government to support Schools Capital
Programmes for 2021/22. The Board was advised
that the Department for Education (DfE) had not
announced the Capital Grant Allocation for 2021/22 at the time of writing the
report. However, given the timescales
for some of the capital projects, there was a requirement to present this
report, so it was compiled using the 2020/21
allocation, which was £903,847. The report set out details of the
indicative funding available to support capital projects across the schools
estate and also explained how the School Condition
Allocation would be utilised. Reason(s) for Decision To deliver and implement the Capital Programmes. Alternative Options Considered and Rejected Not applicable. Implementation Date Capital Programmes for 2020/21 would be implemented
with effect from 1 April 2021. RESOLVED:
That the Executive Board 1)
notes the position regarding capital funding from
the DfE for 2021/22; 2)
approves the proposals to be funded from the School
Condition Capital Allocation; and 3)
agrees that the capital allocations are put
forward for inclusion in the budget report to full Council. |
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PAUSE Delivery Model for Halton as part of the Liverpool City Region PDF 119 KB Minutes: The Board considered a report from the Strategic Director – People, which sought approval for Halton to enter into a partnership with the registered Charity ‘Pause’ and the other City Region Authorities – Wirral, Liverpool and Knowsley, to develop a regional Pause Programme. Pause was described as an intensive trauma informed relationship based model that aimed to reduce the damaging consequences of children being taken into care. The development of the Programme would address the increasing demands on statutory services and rising numbers of looked after children and the need to safely manage a reduction in children becoming looked after. The report outlined the proposals in detail, which included how the Programme would be delivered, how the Department for Education (DfE) grant funding would be used, and the financial and resource implications of the Programme on the contributing local authorities once the DfE funding ended. RESOLVED: That the Board approves that 1) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Social Care, the Strategic Director – People and the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, grant funding from ‘Pause’ be accepted for the establishment of a Pause Practice in Halton; 2) authority be granted for the Council to enter into a collaboration agreement with the registered ‘Pause’ Charity, Liverpool City Council, Knowsley Council and Wirral Council, to oversee the delivery of Pause Practices within the local authority areas; and 3) the Strategic Director – People, in liaison with the Operational Director – Finance, seek to identify potential sources of funding for the Council’s contribution to enable the continuation of the project once the DfE funding ends. |
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HEALTH & WELLBEING PORTFOLIO |
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Age UK – Mid Mersey : Direct Award - Key Decision PDF 114 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Board received a report from the Strategic Director – People, which sought a waiver in compliance with Procurement Standing Order 1.14.4 (v) of part 3, for the granting of a Direct Award for the delivery of a Wellbeing Model from Age UK – Mid Mersey, from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2024. Members were aware that Age UK Mid-Mersey played a vital role in providing older people in Halton with the necessary support that helped promote their wellbeing and independence. The report discussed the important work carried out by the Charity, which focused on supporting older people to continue to live fulfilling lives in their own homes and enabled them to live in an environment that promoted personal safety, social engagement and activity, maximised wellbeing and reduced the ill effects of social isolation and the adverse impacts of ageing. The report outlined the rationale behind the request and Members were referred to appendix one, which presented the Client Support Pathway and details of how the Wellbeing Model would be delivered. RESOLVED: That Executive Board 1) note the contents of the report and associated appendix; and 2) approve a waiver in compliance with Procurement Standing Order 1.14.4 (v) of part 3 for the granting of a Direct Award to Age UK Mid-Mersey, for the delivery of a wellbeing model. |
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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO |
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Runcorn Town Investment Plan (TIP) PDF 178 KB Minutes: The Board considered a report from the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, which sought approval to submit Runcorn’s Town Investment Plan (TIP). In November 2019, the Government issued the Towns Fund Prospectus inviting 100 towns to develop a Town Investment Plan to benefit from up to £25m funding each from a national £3.6bn fund. Runcorn was invited to develop a TIP, which was now in its final draft stage and would be ready for the submission deadline date of 31 January 2021. The report outlined the details of the TIP and discussed the list of emerging projects to be included in the Plan. The Board was requested to delegate the final sign off to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Physical Environment. RESOLVED: That the Executive Board 1) agrees in principle to the Runcorn Town Investment Plan and project list; and 2) delegates approval of the final submission of the Runcorn Town Investment Plan to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Portfolio Holder for Physical Environment, in order to meet the 31 January 2021 deadline. |
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MINUTES ISSUED: 26 January
2021 CALL-IN: 2 February 2021 at 5.00 pm Any matter decided by the Executive Board may be called in no later than 5.00pm on 2 February 2021. |