Delegated decisions linked to this meeting

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• Dedicated Schools Grant 2026/27

  Recommendations Approved

  ...approved the Dedicated Schools Grant for 2026/27, including the allocation of its sub-blocks, the schools and early years funding formulas, and delegated authority for fund usage.

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• Update on Recent Communication from the Department for Education (DfE) - New Alternative Provision Free School, Flag Lane, Crewe

  Recommendations Approved

  ...approved accepting an alternative funding offer of £3.465m from the Department for Education instead of proceeding with the planned Alternative Provision Free School at Flag Lane, Crewe, and agreed that the former Flag Lane baths site was no longer required for this purpose.

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• Reconnect

  Recommendations Approved

  ...approved a partnership with Reconnect Services, on a payment-by-results basis, to deliver a programme aimed at reducing children in residential care, increasing family-based placements, and achieving financial savings.

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• Notice of Motion - Prohibiting Smartphone Use in Local Authority Schools

  Recommendations Approved

  ...approved supporting points 1, 3, and 4 of the motion to prohibit pupils' access to smartphones during the school day, while noting that point 2 regarding the implementation of an enforceable policy could not be supported as Department for Education guidance is non-statutory.

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Attendees

Councillor Rachel Bailey Conservative • Audlem

Councillor Michael Beanland Chair of Audit and Governance Committee • Conservative • Poynton West and Adlington

Councillor Sarah Bennett-Wake Labour • Macclesfield Hurdsfield

Councillor Dawn Clark Chair of Finance Sub Committee; Mental Health Champion • Labour • Crewe South

Councillor Janet Clowes Conservative • Wybunbury

Councillor Laura Crane Deputy Leader of Labour Group; Chair of Children and Families Committee; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Champion • Labour and Co-Operative • Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Councillor Emma Gilman Vice Chair of Children and Families Committee • Independent • Macclesfield Tytherington

Councillor Mark Goldsmith Chair of Highways and Transport Committee • Independent • Wilmslow West and Chorley

Councillor Michael Gorman Deputy Leader of the Council; Leader of Independent Group; Vice Chair of Corporate Policy Committee; Vice Chair of Appointments Committee • Independent • Wilmslow West and Chorley

Councillor George Hayes Conservative • Congleton West

Councillor Sally Holland Conservative • Congleton East

Councillor Rob Moreton Independent • Congleton East

Councillor Brian Puddicombe Chair of Strategic Planning Board • Labour • Macclesfield South

Councillor Jos Saunders Conservative • Poynton East and Pott Shrigley

Councillor Geoff Smith Care Leavers Champion • Labour • Nantwich South and Stapeley

Councillor Liz Wardlaw Deputy Leader of Conservative Group • Conservative • Odd Rode

Councillor Ben Wye Member Champion Active Travel • Labour • Crewe West

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