Hitesh Jolapara

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee included discussion of the Council's progress on delivering the Equality and Equity Action Plan, as well as a quarterly update on predicted budget savings for 2024/25. The Committee were also asked to note the details of the upcoming Forward Plan, which included a number of upcoming decisions to be made by the Council in the coming months, and were also asked to consider commissioning a report on the progress of the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan for the meeting on 28 November 2024.

Schools Forum

Schools Forum - Wednesday, 17th July, 2024 6.00 pm

The Schools Forum was due to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) in detail at this meeting, including an update on funding for the current financial year (2024-25) and a report on the final spending positions for 2023-24. The forum was also scheduled to review a proposal to increase the fixed fee the council charges schools that are converting to academy status.