Decision details
Review of the Council's Discretionary Awards Determination for the 2013/14 financial year and discretionary award policies
Decision Maker: Cabinet - Expired
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Recommended to accept certain discretionary award powers and to agree to the continuation of existing grant scheme and to the launch of a new grant scheme discretionary award schemes.
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree that the Council takes up the power to make the Mayor’s discretionary awards in respect of specified groups of students over compulsory school age in 2013/2014.
2. To approve the policy in Appendix 1 for the provision by the Council of The Mayor’s school clothing grants in 2013/2014 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of this report.
3. To approve the policy in Appendix 2 for the provision of the Mayor’s Budget Holding Lead Professional Scheme for Attendance Support in 2013/2014 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of this report.
4. To approve the policy in Appendix 3 for the provision by the Council of the Mayor’s discretionary awards in support of education travel in 2013/2014 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of this report.
5. To approve the policy in Appendix 4 for the provision by the Council of the Mayor’s Education Award (MEA) until the end of 2013/2014 academic year.
6. To approve the policy in Appendix 5 for the provision of the Mayor’s Higher Education Award Scheme.
Report author: Diana Warne
Publication date: 10/05/2013
Date of decision: 08/05/2013
Decided at meeting: 08/05/2013 - Cabinet - Expired
Effective from: 18/05/2013
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