Issue - meetings

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of 19 September 2019.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Forum held on 19 September 2019 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Arising from minute 107 Cherry Hall advised that the draft general attendance guidance note was going through the process of being approved and would hopefully be ready for distribution to providers in January. 

Also arising from minute 107 Paul Clark had prepared a proposal around the Growth Fund which was included on the agenda.

Also arising from minute 107 it was confirmed that the latest projections of forecast pupil numbers and available places would be presented in December.

Action: Chris Taylor

Arising from minute 108 (Flow of Funds to Schools and Spending Review 2020-23) Paul Clark had shared the PowerPoint slides with the members of the Forum.

Arising from minute 111 Paul Clark had clarified in the consultation document before distribution to schools that the council would only seek to transfer funds to the level of a forecast over spend, if there was one.

Arising also from minute 111 the outcomes from the HNB consultation and the Early Years Funding Formula (EYFF) consultation had been prepared to be reported in this meeting of the Forum. 

Arising from minute 114 a column had been added to the attendance register to indicate carparking reimbursement requests.