Purpose

To seek approval
to accept and utilise the ‘Delivering Better Value in
SEND’ grant awarded by the Department for Education by
approving and entering the Memorandum of Understanding.
 
 

Decision

In coming to this decision, Cllr Philip
Robinson, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Bus Transport, has given due and full
regard to the requirements of the public sector equality duty
contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the
Act”) by reference to the law itself and also the relevant
Equality Impact Assessment, which was prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the Act.
 
Having fully considered all the available
information, Cllr Robinson has decided to reject the alternative
options and take the recommended decision to:
 

1.   
Approve receipt of the ‘Delivering Better Value in
SEND’ implementation grant.
 

2.   
Approve the Council entering into the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department for Education
to deliver the Delivering Better Value in SEND Programme.
 

3.   
Delegate authority to the Director of Education in consultation
with Cllr Robinson, as Cabinet Member for Education, Skills, and
Bus Transport, to utilise the Delivering Better Value in SEND grant
funding to implement the projects described in the background
section of the cabinet decision report.
 
for the reasons set out in the report