Decisions

The governing board of the school have launched a consultation with their local community on a proposal that they change the way they manage the Early Years provision in the school.  If agreed the proposal would mean that a qualified teacher would lead the provision.  Currently as allowed under Department for Education regulations the provision is overseen by a committee of school staff and governors.  The initial consultation runs until 17 September. If there is support for the proposal the school would then publish a statutory notice giving people four weeks to comment on, support or object to the proposal.  If agreed the school's age range would change from 4-11 years of age to 2-11.

Recommendation

The Leader is recommended to agree to the proposal by the governing board of Steeple Claydon School that from February 2022 the school changes its age range from 4-11 to 2-11 years of age. This would enable the school to have its Early Years and Foundation Stage provision led and managed by a qualified teacher, rather than as now run by a committee of staff and governors. The school is a maintained Local Authority (LA) school.

The Leader AGREED to the proposal by the governing board of Steeple Claydon School that from February 2022 the school changes its age range from 4-11 to 2-11 years of age. This would enable the school to have its Early Years and Foundation Stage provision led and managed by a qualified teacher, rather than as now run by a committee of staff and governors. The school is a maintained Local Authority (LA) school.

The Leader is recommended to:

i.                 Approve for public consultation the Vale of Aylesbury Plan - Design Supplementary Planning Document

The Leader:

APPROVED for public consultation the Vale of Aylesbury Plan - Design Supplementary Planning Document

Cabinet received a report setting out the draft 3-year revenue budget and 4-year capital programme for Buckinghamshire Council.  This included updates on the latest estimated funding position, service budget pressures and the key financial risks facing the Council in the future.

The Council Tax Resolution report would be presented as a separate report as part of the final budget in February 2022 and would contain the final information from the other precepting authorities leading to the total Council Tax for the area, which full Council was required to approve.  The Cabinet report did not include special expenses.  Discussions were ongoing to agree special expenses budgets for 2022/23, and these would also be presented alongside the final budget.

RESOLVED –

(1)               That the draft revenue budget and capital programme for 2022/23 (Appendices 1-3) be approved.

(2)               That the outcome of the budget consultation (Appendix 4) be noted.

(3)               That the proposal to seek delegation from Council to Cabinet for up to £100m of new capital schemes to be added to the capital programme, through Prudential Borrowing, and where robust financial business cases have been made, be supported.

(4)               That it be noted that a supplementary report, the formal Council Tax Resolution, will accompany the final budget submitted to full Council.

(5)               That the current risks associated with the draft budget proposals be noted.

Cabinet received a report on the Council Tax Base Setting 2022/23.

RESOLVED –

(1)               That the Buckinghamshire Council Tax Base of 225,030.74 for the year 2022/23 be approved.

(2)               That the collection rate of 98.2% for the year 2021/22 be noted.

Cabinet received a report on the Council Tax Base Setting 2022/23.

RESOLVED –

(1)               That the Buckinghamshire Council Tax Base of 225,030.74 for the year 2022/23 be approved.

(2)               That the Buckinghamshire Council’s collection rate for the year 2022/23 is 98.2%.

Aylesbury Vale Estates (AVE) had been formed in 2009 as a 20-year Joint Limited Partnership (JLP), following a 15-month full OJEU procurement process.   It was a 50-50 partnership between the Council and private investors who collectively formed Akeman Partnership LLP.  Akeman Asset Management provided the day to day management of the portfolio with the ‘Board’ meeting formally every quarter with more informal monthly interim meetings.

AVE was required to present a rolling three year business plan for comment and sign-off by the Council as 50% shareholder.  Cabinet received a report and accompanying business plan which set out the strategy for achieving the core objectives of AVE (as agreed in 2009), during the plan period.  The detail of the plan was focused on the first year i.e. 2022/2023.  The strategy for years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, would be kept under review to enable new opportunities and challenges to be responded to.  The report also summarised the performance to date in the current financial year.

RESOLVED –

(1)               That the performance of AVE against the current Business Plan and for the current financial year be noted.

(2)               That the AVE Board be asked to consider the comments made at this meeting on their strategy and business plan, in finalising their Business Plan for 2022-25.

Recommendations:   

To approve the Better Lives Strategy 2022-2025

Recommendations:               

It is recommended that the Leader approves the build out as approved through the planning process and subsequently approved through detailed technical approval procedure conducted by Highways Development Management.