Issue - meetings
Review of the Council's Discretionary Awards Determination for the 2013/14 financial year and discretionary award policies
Meeting: 08/05/2013 - Cabinet - Expired (Item 7)
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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.
Minutes:
The Mayor introduced the report, welcoming it as a good news story for the Borough.
Responding to questions Anne Canning, Interim Corporate Director Education, Social Care and Wellbeing stated that the Higher Education grants would have a significant impact and she would explore how the impact of the grants in general could be recorded and reported back to Cabinet Members. She also stated that publicity was planned both direct from the Council and via partners such as schools to make sure students were aware of the schemes.
The Mayor agreed the recommendations listed in the report.
RESOLVED
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.