Decision details
Ken Stimpson Academisation JUL24/CAB/15
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Item Called In
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
Cabinet resolved to:
1. Approve that the area of land to be demised to Ken Stimpson Academy, in addition to the main school site (Area B), and under the new 125-year academy lease, should be all the land designated for education use and as shown as Area C in the plan on the next page.
2. Agree to the request from Ken Stimpson Academy, for the council to erect a fence around all of the area of land in Area C. This is to support the academy’s safeguarding requirements and to enable it to deliver its outdoor education curriculum.
3. Agree for the council to pay a contribution towards the costs associated with the supply and installation of the fence.
4. Approve that the council enters into a Community Use Agreement with the academy to enable continued community use of the playing fields outside of school hours.
Options and reasons can be found in the attached report.
Publication date: 17/07/2024
Date of decision: 16/07/2024
Issue status: The decision is currently being reconsidered
This decision has been called in by:
- Charlotte Cameron who writes A call-in request has been received from 3 scrutiny committee members. The Monitoring Officer is currently reviewing this request and will provide a decision by 23 July 2024. This decision has been held until that decision has been made."
- Charlotte Cameron who writes A request for call-in of the Executive decision made by Cabinet on Monday, 16 July and published on Tuesday, 17 July 2024 regarding Ken Stimpson Academisation JUL24/CAB/15, has been received from Cllrs John Fox, Christian Hogg and Sarah Hillier. The Monitoring Officer has reviewed the request and has accepted the call-in for the reasons outlined below: - Whilst call-in should only be used in exceptional circumstances, the members making the request have provided some evidence that the decision may not have been taken in accordance with the decision-making principles (para 10.3, Part 4, Section 8 – Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules). - The request to call-in the decision was received in writing, within the required time, setting out the resolution the members wish to call in and giving the reasons why the Scrutiny Committee should review or scrutinise the decision and consider referring it back to the Executive (para 10.10). - The Constitution provides that the call-in request will be deemed valid unless any of three criteria apply, and I do not consider that they apply (para 10.11). A meeting of the relevant Scrutiny Committee will now be arranged to consider the call-in."
- Charlotte Cameron who writes This decision was taken to a Joint Meeting of the Children and Education and Growth, Resources and Communities Scrutiny Committee. A review of the call-in and original decision was held and the Committee UNANIMOUSLY agreed to recommend: That Cabinet refer this item to Full Council to get the views of members, allowing time for sufficient public consultation, and for Council to then make two recommendations back to Cabinet, the first surrounding the amount of land to be included in the lease to Ken Stimpson Academy, and the second to be regarding the amount of open space, if any, that the council will fence off from public access, along with the specific requirements of the fence for safeguarding purposes."
- Charlotte Cameron who writes The recommedation will be heard at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 15 October 2024."
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