Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet  –

(a)       agrees to amend the existing policy to introduce central pick up points for all secondary school pupils;

(b)       notes the full policy in Appendix 1 to the report which in summary will provide free transport to the nearest suitable secondary school from a designated pick up point;

(c)        allows existing secondary school pupils to continue to access free transport for the remainder of their existing statutory school life from a central pick up point;

(d)       notes there is no change to transport for primary school pupils;

(e)       agrees that the recommendations above be implemented immediately in accordance with the Council’s call in procedure rules contained in the constitution in light of the circumstances set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report;

(f)         requests that the Welsh in Education Strategic Group review the language categorisation of all schools during the autumn term and present a report to Scrutiny in early spring 2015, and

(g)       an assessment of the impact of the review of the policy be conducted and presented to Scrutiny at the end of the first year of implementation.