Agenda and draft minutes

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

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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 272 KB View item 48. as HTML 22 KB View the background to item 48. View the decision for item 48. Report by the Director of Children’s Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 48. PDF 1 MB 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 375 KB View item 49. as HTML 19 KB View the background to item 49. View the decision for item 49. 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.