Agenda and minutes
Venue: C1, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Antonella Burgio, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4881, E-mail: antonella.burgio@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Co-opted Member Mr Jake Kemp.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Chief Executive.
Minutes: No declarations of personal or prejudicial interests were made.
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REQUESTS FOR DEPUTATIONS To be notified at the meeting. Minutes: Nil items.
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General Fund and Capital Revenue Budgets and Medium Term Financial Plan 2012-2015 To consider the General Fund, Capital and Revenue Budgets and Medium Term Financial Plan 2012-2015 in accordance with the Council’s Budget and Policy Framework.
Members are advised that the report and appendices concerning this item have been previously circulated to all Members as a Supplemental Cabinet Agenda (11 January 2012) “Budget 2012/2013 Document Pack”
Please bring the document pack to the meeting. Minutes: The Chair welcomed Councillor Choudhury, Cabinet Member, Resources together with Chief and Senior Officers who attended to discuss their budget proposals.
The Committee received a summary of budget proposals 2012-13 and service area pressures in the directorates of; Children Schools and Families (CSF), Resources, Communities Localities and Culture (CLC), Development and Renewal (D&R), and Adults Health and Well-Being (AWHB).
Children Schools and Families Directorate
The Committee and CSF Officers discussed the following matters:
Proposals:
Committee’s Areas of Enquiry:
to maintain good relationships with community schools and to ensure that community schools continue to offer the type of education that will attract applications for school places to engage with the new independent schools regime for safeguarding reasons and to ensure that the best deal can be given to the Borough's children.
increasing demand on schools and children's social care caused by population growth. risk of a potential surge in demand for independent schools; the Directorate awaited legislation from Central Government on this matter. no additional risk regarding decrease in Government grants was expected some risk around DSG increase in 2013 - 14 was anticipated although details were not yet known
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