Date of meeting: 5 December 2024

A maximum period of fifteen minutes in total shall be made available at each meeting of the Executive for questions from Members of the Council.

The questions included on the list of questions referred to above shall be taken as read at the Cabinet meeting. The question will be answered either orally or at the discretion of the Chair by a written answer circulated after the meeting. Officers may assist the Leader or a Cabinet Member with technical answers to questions. No supplementary questions shall be permitted.

The following written questions have been received from Members:

17) Councillor Fowler- School Admission Arrangements 2026-27

"I have been discussing the issue of school admissions with my residents in Hollingdean & Fiveways - and they are concerned that this might mean some families within catchment don't get offered a place at either Dorothy Stringer or Varndean.

Will the council look at the impact of a lower percentage of 'Open Admissions', and would that be genuinely considered as part of the engagement?"