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RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to the
Corporate and Resources Committee that -
 
1.   
The general fund proposals in the budget report
regarding the 2025/26 budget for Children’s Services
Commissioning, Children’s Services Band 3 Reserved Matters,
0-19 Education, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
incl the SEND Transformation Plan,
Children's Centres, Alternative Education Provision, Youth Service,
Safeguarding including Adult Safeguarding, Adult Education, Youth
Service, Looked After Children & Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking
Children, Adult Social Care, Public Health, Mental Health, Early
Years & Prevention, Children’s & Adults Health,
Bereavement Services including cemeteries & crematoria and
Registration Services and Community Safety, be approved.
 
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to the
Corporate and Resource
Committee to RECOMMEND to Full
Council that –
 
2.   
The Schools Budget for 2025/26 be approved in line
with paragraph 18 and Enclosure 1 of Annex
14 to the Budget Pack;
3.   
The proposals outlined f or the Central School
Services Block be approved including the transfer of £27k to
the High Needs Block (ref. paras 29-30
of Annex 14 to the Budget
Pack);
4.   
The proposals outlined for the Early Years Block be
approved including the transfer of £225k to the High Needs
Block (ref. paras. 31-37 of Annex 14 to
the Budget Pack);
5.   
The proposals outlined for the High Needs Block be
approved (ref paras. 38-42 of Annex 14 to
the Budget Pack); and
6.   
The proposals outlined for the Schools Block
(ref. paras 21-28 of Annex 14 to the Budget
Pack) and the Schools Funding Formula
outlined in Enclosure 2 of Annex
14 and the Schools Allocations in
Enclosure 3 of Annex 14 be approved,including a Minimum Funding
Guarantee of +0.0% per pupil (ref. paras
23-24 of Annex 14 to the Budget Pack).