Agenda item - Member Involvement

To consider the following matters raised by Councillors:

(a)     Petitions: to receive any petitions notified by the due date of 26^th May 2022;

(b)     Written Questions: to consider any written questions;

(c)     Letters: to consider any letters;

(d)     Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion submitted directly to the committee.

(i)            Make Your Mark (referred from Council 7th April 2022)

(ii)          White Paper and Academisation

83.1    There were no Petitions, Written Questions or Letters but there were two Notices of Motion.

83.2    The first Notice of Motion was ‘Make Your Mark’ which had been referred from Council held on 7 April 2022.

83.3    RESOLVED: That the Committee agreed to undertake the actions as set out in that Notice of Motion.

83.4    The second Notice of Motion was ‘White Paper and Academisation’. Councillor Nield proposed the Notice of Motion as set out in the agenda. Councillor John formally seconded.

83.5    Councillor Brown said that whilst the Conservative Group agreed with learning more about the intentions of the White Paper and the possibility of local authorities setting up their own academy trusts, it did not agree with the rhetoric in the Notice of Motion and would therefore abstain on the vote.

83.6    Councillor O’Quinn confirmed that the Labour Group would support the Notice of Motion.

83.7    RESOLVED: That the Committee agreed to undertake the actions as set out in the Notice of Motion.