Executive Decisions

That the Education Transport Policy Statement 2022/23, for Bracknell Forest Students aged 16 and over be approved.

That the migration of the Warfield CE Primary School from its All Saints Rise site to the Woodhurst site to form Warfield School with effect from 1 September 2022 be approved.

       i.         supermarket vouchers be purchased, or for opted schools to make equivalent

arrangements, to provide support over the Summer and October Holidays to

children qualifying for Free School Meals in Bracknell Forest schools and the

equivalent under 5s. Households will receive a £15 voucher per child per week of the holidays. As detailed in 5.4(a)

     ii.         pension age households who are in receipt of pension credit or council tax reduction are provided with a one-off supermarket voucher in June of £100. As detailed in 5.4(b)

    iii.         the remaining funding of approximately £15,000, and the value of any

unredeemed vouchers, be used to target low income working age disabled and carer households without children, and care leavers with a supermarket voucher of £50. As detailed in 5.4(c). If more funding is available, the decision to increase this value is recommended to be delegated to the Chief Executive.

    iv.         the Discretionary Fund element of the Council Tax Energy Rebate is

initially used to provide financial support to working age and pensioner

households occupying properties in Council Tax Bands E-H who currently

receive income based council tax support and also to care leavers, as set out

in paragraph 5.10.

     v.         authority for agreeing proposals to allocate the remainder of the

Discretionary Fund element of the Council Tax Energy Rebate be delegated to the Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning, advised by the Members Welfare Steering Group.

       i.         the existing tariffs which have been in place since 01 August 2021 are noted.

     ii.         That the business case put forward by the trade is considered.

    iii.         That if statutory consultation should be undertaken on revisions to the table

of fares for hackney carriage tariffs based on the proposals set out in Appendix D to the report.

    iv.         the consultation will run from the 01 June 2022 to the 15 June 2022.

     v.         that a public notice (as set out in Appendix E) will be placed in the Bracknell

      News on the 01 June 2022.

    vi.         that the consultation will be promoted on both the Bracknell Forest Council

and the Public Protection Partnership’s website and a note will be displayed at the Time Square Offices by the 01 June 2022.

   vii.         a copy of the notice should be emailed individually to all Bracknell licensed Hackney Carriage Proprietors for their comments.

 viii.         that the Licensing and Safety Committee will, at the 23 June 2022 meeting, be asked to note any responses received during the period of consultation.

    ix.         that if objections are received and not withdrawn the Executive at its meeting

on the 19 July 2022 will consider the business case alongside any objections and determine whether the proposed varied table of fares, with or without modification, will come in to operation and the revised implementation date.

     x.         that if no objections are received, or if the objections are withdrawn, the

proposed table of fares, as set out in Appendix D, will come into effect on the 16 June 2022.

       i.         The Strategic Procurement Plan to tender the appointment of a Design & Construction Support team be approved for a contract value of £15m over an initial period of 5 years and further 3 +2 years based on performance.

     ii.         The Executive delegate authority to the Executive Director, Delivery and the

Executive Member for Transformation, Finance and Property to award the

contract to the provider meeting the requirements of this contract.

The Committee noted the contents of the report and provided feedback on the initial masterplan concepts for the Southern and Eastern Gateway sites.