Proposals for the future of Stanford Infant and Stanford Junior Schools

From: Council - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 4.30pm - January 29, 2026

For Determination

School Admission Arrangements 2027-28

From: Council - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 4.30pm - January 29, 2026

...the Council agreed to make no changes to its school admission arrangements for 2027-28, except for reducing the Published Admission Number (PAN) of Rudyard Kipling Primary School to 30, Downs Junior School to 96, changing secondary school admission priorities to apply the sibling link regardless of catchment area, and altering the way waiting lists are operated.

For Determination

Licence Fees 2026/27 (Non Licensing Act 2003)

From: Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm - November 06, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council for adoption a revised Statement of Licensing Policy that includes replacing the Cumulative Impact Zone with a City Safety Area, retaining the Special Stress Area, focusing on safety with new best practice measures, updating the matrix approach to include new premises categories and changes to hours, introducing a Good Operator Policy, and updating nighttime economy safeguarding initiatives with additions on LGBTQ+ venues, inclusivity, Violence Against Women and Girls, Modern Slavery, and Martyn’s Law, as well as approving the proposed licence fees for 2026/27 for taxi, sex establishment, street trading, gambling, body piercing, and animal activity licenses.

For Determination

Review of Statement of Licensing Policy 2026

From: Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm - November 06, 2025

...that the Licensing Committee approved revisions to the Statement of Licensing Policy 2026, including replacing the Cumulative Impact Zone with a City Safety Area, retaining the Special Stress Area, focusing on safety with best practice measures, updating the matrix approach, introducing a Good Operator Policy, and updating safeguarding initiatives, and referred the revised policy to Full Council for adoption.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Political Balance October 2025

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to comply with legal requirements following a change in political group membership, the Council approved the appointment or reappointment of its committees, adjusting the sizes and allocation of seats among political groups as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

Recommendations Approved