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RECOMMENDATIONS

2,1. To agree to receipt of the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant for 2024/25 of £2,700,656, awarded by the Department of Health and Social Care.

2.2. To agree the allocation of £1,861,084.66 of the Council’s Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant to Camden and Islington NHS Trust (the “Trust”) via a Grant Agreement.

2.3. To agree that £90,000 is allocated from the Public Health reserves as a precautionary measure, should the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant be reduced for not meeting the in-year performance expectations outlined in the grant conditions.

DECISIONS

AGREED recommendations

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS

2.1 To welcome the findings of the Making Children Visible Scrutiny Review

2.2 To agree the Executive responses to the recommendations of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Committee as set out in section 4 of this report.

2.3 To agree that officers report back on progress to the Children's Services Scrutiny Committee at a time agreed with the Scrutiny Committee

DECISIONS

AGREED recommendations

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RECOMMENDATIONS

1.1.       To approve the proposal to amalgamate Duncombe and Montem Primary schools on the Duncombe site on 31 August 2024.

1.2.       To endorse the following commitments:

1.2.1.             To provide early, dedicated, professional support as part of a comprehensive needs led transition plan for pupils with Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plans to support all aspects of transition. Additional resources will be allocated to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team to work with individual children and their parents/carers to support their transition should the proposal proceed.  

1.2.2.             To facilitate a parent/carer group with representatives from both primary schools as part of the transition process to bring the two school communities together.

1.2.3.             That officers will work with the parent/carer group and school staff to mitigate the risks of air pollution through developing safer walking routes to school.

1.2.4.             That Schools HR will support any staff impacted by the proposed amalgamation.

1.2.5.             To support the cost of any new school uniform for displaced pupils, including pupils transferred to Duncombe.

1.2.6.             To provide additional capacity to the schools to support the amalgamation process.

DECISIONS

AGREED recommendations

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – as detailed in the report

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

CONFIRMED