Issue - meetings

Report by Mr Paul Carter, Leader of the Council and Mr David Cockburn, Executive Director for Strategy, Economic Development and ICT,  (Mr David Whittle, Policy Manager, Corporate Policy was present for this item)

(1)       This report sought approval for the submission of two proposals under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 – one relating to solving Operation Stack and the other with regard to Education and Skills and, in particular, that the functions of the National Apprenticeship Service, the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People’s Learning Agency be devolved to the County Council.

(2)       Following discussion, Cabinet agreed that the two proposals as identified in the Cabinet report should be submitted to the Local Government Association under the terms of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.