Friday, March 30, 2007

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR SCRUTINY.....

This week the Council decision on 14-19 Education was deferred by 5 days to April 23 and a lot of guff was spouted about giving more time for consultation - a week. This of course conveniently forgets that if it hadn't been for my Scrutiny Committee threatening to call in the 2nd February Cabinet decision (see below) there would have been no attempt at serious consultation and the decision would have already been made at 21 March Full Council.

"That the work and recommendation of the Policy Commission for Children and School Results be endorsed and that a formal consultation process be undertaken, culminating in a proposal for implementation to be considered by the Full Council, in March." (Decision Ref - 52/06)

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