Minutes:
Motion for Time Limited Debate 1 – Impact Assessments
(1) Mr Stepto proposed, and Mr Baldock seconded the following motion for time-limited debate:
“County Council resolves that the Executive is asked to;
· Undertake appropriate assessments which take account of rural deprivation, environment and climate change and also socio-economic factors as part of the formal Executive decision process, in addition to the established Equality Impact Assessment process; and
· ensure the relevant assessments are explicitly referenced in and accessible alongside Executive Decision documentation.
(2) Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion set out in paragraph 1 to the vote.
Motion lost.
Motion for Time Limited Debate 2 – Special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision in Kent
(1) Mr Hook proposed, and Mr Chittenden seconded the following motion for time-limited debate:
“The County Council resolves;
a) To recommend to the Executive that relevant policies and strategies be amended to reflect that early intervention and support for children with SEND is likely to save KCC long term care and support costs and that this be prioritised accordingly as part of service and budget planning.
b) To call on the Executive to prioritise necessary investment in SEND provision to meet the increasing demand of the ever-growing numbers of children in Kent with SEND.
c) To recommend to the Executive that the parental travel allowance and travel training for young people with SEND should be better promoted to increase take up.
d) To welcome and endorse the Scrutiny Committee decision to set up a SEND focused Scrutiny Sub-Committee”
(2) Following the debate, Mr Gough proposed, and Mr Love seconded the following amendment:
The County Council resolves;
a) To recommend to the Executive that relevant policies and strategies be amended to reflect that early intervention and support for children with SEND is likely to save KCC long term care and support costs and that this be prioritised accordingly as part of service and budget planning, as set out in paragraph 9.4 of Agenda Item 11.
b)
To call on the Executive to prioritise necessary
investment in the full range of SEND
provision, whether mainstream or special
school, to meet the needs of
all the increasing demand of the
ever-growing numbers of children in Kent with SEND
in accordance with the approach of right
support, right place, right time.
c)
To recommend to the Executive that parents’ and young people’s right to
request the parental travel allowance and travel training
for young people with SEND should be better further promoted to increase take up,
thereby empowering young people to take
steps towards independence and greater control over their own
lives.
d)
To welcome and
endorse the single point of
focus for reporting on SEND matter provided by the Scrutiny
Committee decision to set up a SEND focused Scrutiny
Sub-Committee.
(3) The Chairman put the amendment set out in paragraph 2 and it was agreed unanimously.
Amendment carried.
(4) Mr Baldock proposed, and Mr Webb seconded that the motion set out in paragraph 2 be put to the vote.
(5) The Chairman put the substantive motion set out in paragraph 2 and it was agreed unanimously.
Motion carried.
RESOLVED that the County Council resolves;
a) To recommend to the Executive that relevant policies and strategies be amended to reflect that early intervention and support for children with SEND is likely to save KCC long term care and support costs and that this be prioritised accordingly as part of service and budget planning, as set out in paragraph 9.4 of Agenda Item 11.
b) To call on the Executive to prioritise necessary investment in the full range of SEND provision, whether mainstream or special school, to meet the needs of all children in Kent with SEND in accordance with the approach of right support, right place, right time.
c) To recommend to the Executive that parents’ and young people’s right to request the parental travel allowance and travel training for young people with SEND should be further promoted to increase take up, thereby empowering young people to take steps towards independence and greater control over their own lives.
d) To welcome the single point of focus for reporting on SEND matter provided by the Scrutiny Committee decision to set up a SEND focused Scrutiny Sub-Committee.
Motion for Time Limited Debate 3 – Submitted by the Labour Group
The Chairman informed Members that this motion had been rejected in accordance with the Council’s constitution.