BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

 

Children, Young People & Skills Committee

 

4.00pm 9 January 2023

 

Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall

 

 

decision list

 

 

Part One

 

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Bright Start Closure Proposal

 

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee -

 

      i.        Noted the information regarding the proposal to close Bright Start Nursery being put forward to Budget Council on 23 February 2023.

    ii.        Agreed that its members receive a copy of the relevant Equalities Impact Assessment.

   iii.        Agreed that CYPS and P&R committee members receive the Building Survey carried out in 2019 and the Stage 1 Fire Risk Assessment carried out in August 2022.

   iv.        Agreed that CYPS and P&R committee members are informed of what assurances there are regarding the future employment of Bright Start Nursery staff.

 

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70        

 

Update on the work of the Corporate Parenting Board

 

 

Contact Officer:

Anna Gianfrancesco, Gerry Brandon

Tel: 01273 293966, Tel: 01273 296348

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Noted the work of the Corporate Parenting Board and the responsibilities of the council as Corporate Parents.

    ii.        Approved the new Terms of Reference.

 

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71        

 

Home to School Transport Service Progress Report - Jan 2023

 

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Noted the increased pressures on the home to school budget and service delivery.

    ii.        Rejected the request for an additional contract price uplift by three home to school transport operators.

 

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72        

 

Elective Home Education in Brighton and Hove

 

 

Contact Officer:

Richard Barker

Tel: 01273 290732

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Noted the information regarding the number of home educated children and how this reflects the regional and national position.

    ii.        Noted the Council’s process to safeguard children and young people who are Electively Home Educated and the mechanisms to engage positively with the EHE community in the city.

 

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School Admission Arrangements 2024-25

 

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Agreed to make no changes to the Council’s school admission arrangements or secondary school catchment areas, except for the changes listed in sub- paragraphs 2.2- 2.4.

    ii.        Agreed to a change to the Published Admission Number (PAN) for Downs Infant School from 120 to 90 pupils.

   iii.        Agreed to a change to the Published Admission Number (PAN) for Hertford Infant School from 60 to 30 pupils.

   iv.        Agreed to a change to the Published Admission Number (PAN) for Hove Junior School - Holland Road from 96 to 64 pupils.

    v.        Agreed to make no change to the coordinated scheme for admissions or to the “relevant area”.

 

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74        

 

Supported Accommodation for Young People Placements

 

 

Contact Officer:

Steve Dillow

Tel: 01273 291019

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Agreed to extend the Supported Accommodation for Young People hybrid framework for a further period of 2 years from 1 July 2023 to

            30 June 2025.

    ii.        Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Families, Children & Learning to:

(1) take all necessary steps to extend the hybrid framework and to

            reopen it to operators in the new year, and

            (2) to procure and award call off contracts and individual placement             agreements from the hybrid framework.

   iii.        Agreed that a progress report come before the Children, Young People & Skills Committee in Autumn 2024 providing information on how effectively the Joint Hybrid Framework has been in providing more supported accommodation for young people placements in the period July 2023-24 and a costing of the Framework.

 

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75        

 

Families, Children and Learning Fees and Charges 2023/24

 

 

Contact Officer:

Richard Barker

Tel: 01273 290732

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

      i.        Agreed that the implementation of new fees & charges rates is as soon as practicably possible.

    ii.        Agreed the position on fees charged for nurseries as detailed in section 3.22.

   iii.        Agreed the position on fees and charges for Childcare Workforce Development as detailed in section 3.25.

   iv.        Agreed the position on fees and charges for the Early Years Quality Improvement Programme as detailed in section 3.30.

    v.        Noted the position on the charges for school meals as detailed in section 3.31 - 3.37.

   vi.        Agreed the position on fees and charges for Adult Education Courses as detailed in section 3.38 – 3.42.

 

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