Decisions

Prior to the commencement of the meeting Councillor Izzi Seccombe (Leader of the Council and Chair of Cabinet) thanked all officers for their continuing hard work during the Covid-19 crisis. In particular she thanked Corporate Board for its leadership.

That the meeting was the first by Warwickshire County Council to be held and streamed remotely was noted.

Proposal to merge Ridgeway School and Round Oak School to create one all-through special school for the Leamington/Warwick area

1)    That Cabinet approves the amalgamation of Round Oak and Ridgeway Schools

2)    That Cabinet authorises the Strategic Director for Communities to take such steps as he considers necessary to enable the amalgamated school to open from September 2020

That Cabinet authorises the Strategic Director for People to implement the new Parent & Carer Assessment Pathway as set out in paragraph 2.3 of the report.

That Cabinet approves the revised care leaver offer to include:

1.       a change in age for payment of council tax for all care leavers from the   ages of 18-21 years to the ages 18-25 years old.

2.       an increase to the age that a care leaver can claim a university bursary of £1000 up to the age of 25.

3.       a winter fuel payment of £100 payable in November each year.

4.       a counselling service to young people who wish to access their files should they wish to access this service (for any care leaver aged 18-25).

5.       the purchase of a baby box for any eligible care leaver open to the Leaving Care Service who is a new parent including essential items such as nappies etc up to the cost of £50 for any care leaver aged 16-25.

6.       the funding of a £200 flat rate payment to purchase essential items such as a cot, buggy, car seat for any eligible care leaver open to the service, aged 16-25, who is becoming a new parent.

To receive an update on the complaints submitted and how these have been responded to.

That Cabinet approves the Complaints Policy attached as an Appendix to the report.