Agenda and minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 25th March, 2024 4.00 pm

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Contact: Belinda Trunfull  Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No. Item

44.

Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on Tuesday 6 February

Minutes:

44.1     The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 6 February.

45.

Disclosures of interests

Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the Agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct

Minutes:

45.1     There were none.

46.

Urgent items

Notification of items which the Lead Member considers to be urgent and propose to take at the end of the appropriate part of the Agenda

Minutes:

46.1     There were none.       

47.

Reports

Minutes:

47.1     A copy of the reports referred to below is included in the minute book.

48.

East Sussex Childcare Sufficiency Duty 2024 pdf icon PDF 272 KB

Report by the Director of Children’s Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

48.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services seeking approval of the publication of the East Sussex Childcare Sufficiency Duty 2024.

 

DECISIONS

 

48.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the publication of the East Sussex Childcare Sufficiency Duty 2024.

 

REASONS

 

48.3     The Council has a duty to publish a Childcare Sufficiency Duty report annually. The document supports the Council’s statutory obligation of on-going assessment of childcare provision for children aged 0-14 years old (and up to 18 years old for children with special educational needs and disabilities) in East Sussex.

49.

Household Support Fund pdf icon PDF 375 KB

Report by the Director of Children’s Services.

Minutes:

49.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services updating on the announcement of the latest round of the Household Support Fund and to agree to the distribution a proportion of the grant funding.

 

DECISIONS

 

49.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

1) Approve the proposed spend of £615,000 of the Fund for the allocation of food vouchers to eligible free school meal pupils for the 2024 Easter holidays; and

 

2) Delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services to implement the scheme on the terms set out in the report.

 

REASONS

 

49.3     The Fund enables the Council to provide support to vulnerable East Sussex residents including children and families who are struggling financially.