The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report by the Director of Children’s Services on the proposed recoupment of Academy conversion costs.

RESOLVED:

i)             That Cabinet approve to move to formal consultation with schools on the proposal to recoup a capped contribution of £5,000 for each converting school;

ii)            That Cabinet approves in principle, subject to the consultation process, the recoupment of the Council’s costs in relation to the academy conversion process, setting a contribution capped at £5,000 for each converting school, and that this is effective for any Academy Orders received from 1 January 2017 onwards, and delegates the final decision on this to the Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.