Laura Crane - Councillor for Cheshire East (Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock)

Councillor Laura Crane

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

Email: laura.crane@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Council: Cheshire East

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Corporate Policy Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Cared For Children and Care Leavers Committee (Committee Member, Chair) Children and Families Committee (Chair) Electoral and Polling District Review Sub Committee Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Southern Planning Committee Highways and Transport Committee Environment and Communities Committee Local Authority School Governor Nomination Sub-Committee Cared For Children and Care Leavers Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

72 meetings · Page 2 of 15

Council Committee Member

Budget, Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 11.00 am

February 25, 2026, 11:00 am
Children and Families Committee Chair

Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am

February 16, 2026, 10:30 am
Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee Committee Member

Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee - Friday, 13th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Corporate Policy Committee Committee Member

Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am

February 12, 2026, 10:30 am
Corporate Policy Committee Committee Member

Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 February 2026 - 10.30 am

February 05, 2026, 10:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

94 decisions · Page 1 of 19

Reconnect

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...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.

Recommendations Approved

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

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...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.

Recommendations Approved

Dedicated Schools Grant 2026/27

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...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.

Recommendations Approved

Notice of Motion - Prohibiting Smartphone Use in Local Authority Schools

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...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.

Recommendations Approved

Appropriation of Land at Hall Moss Farm, Handforth

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 12, 2026

...approved the appropriation of land at Hall Moss Farm from its current holding under the Smallholdings and Allotments Act 1908 to general purposes, enabling its sale.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 72

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 94