Agenda item - Items Referred from Council

To consider items referred from the last meeting of Full Council held on 24 October 2019

(1)       (a) Deputation: Home to School Transport for Students with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

        (b) Notice of Motion: Home to School Transport – Policy Panel

(2)       Petition: Give Kids the Right to Walk Safely to School in Brighton and Hove.

(A)         Deputation

(i)           Home to School Transport for Students with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

30.1    The Chair provided the following response:

“Once again, I thank Pippa for her passionate and heartfelt deputation. You made a significant impact at Full Council and gave all councillors an understanding of the effect changes in Home to School Transport has had upon families with children and young people with Special Educational Needs.

I gave a full response at the council meeting; both the read deputation and my response are available on the webcast and have been well reported in local media.

You will hopefully see that a request for a Cross-Party Member Policy Panel has been requested in the motion that was also considered at the council meeting and is included in the extract from the minutes of the meeting and referred to in the late report we will discuss shortly.

In this regard I would like to move that the committee notes the deputation.  Does the Committee agree?”

30.2    RESOLVED – that the committee note the deputation.

(B)         Notice of Motion

(i)           Home to School Transport – Policy Panel

30.3    The Chair provided the following response:

“As referred to earlier, the motion regarding the establishment of a Member Policy Panel was agreed at Full Council. In view of the unanimous support for the motion I suggest that the Committee agree to the request to establish a Cross-Party Member Panel.  

I note the appointment process for the panel is covered in the late report and appendices, which we’ll move on to shortly.”

30.4    RESOLVED – that the Committee establish a Cross-Party Panel.

(C)         Petition

(i)           Give Kids the Right to Walk Safely to School in Brighton and Hove

30.5    The Chair gave the following response:

“Reflecting my reply at Full Council, I thank you for your petition Cllr Nield and I would like to congratulate you on this campaign. My previous response summarised the large range of initiatives that are underway on this however, I also noted that we always welcome new ideas and are keen to listen to the views view of parents/carers, children and young people and Schools.”

30.6    RESOLVED – that the Committee agree to note the petition.