Issue - meetings

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services introduced the report following a recommendation from the Constitution Committee that a new local choice function be an Executive function.

The Welsh Government had recently passed subordinate legislation creating a new local choice function in relation to approvals under Section 51 or a determination under Section 53 of the School Standards Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (the Act) which related to the new power County Councils had to make decisions about the future of schools following a public consultation.

At its meeting on 26 March 2014 the Constitution Committee considered a report on the local choice function and resolved to recommend to County Council that it become an Executive function.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services stressed that if Members resolved for it to become an Executive function, the previous arrangements on consultation on proposals for schools would continue as they had previously been of enormous benefit. 

RESOLVED:

That the local choice function relating to Sections 51 and 53 of the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 be an Executive function and the Constitution updated accordingly.