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Rezoning Request by Achahoish Parent Council

 

 

Meeting: 25/06/2015 - Argyll and Bute Council (Item 15)

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Report by Executive Director – Community Services and recommendation by Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee held on 3 June 2015

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Minutes:

The Council considered a recommendation from the meeting of the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee held on 3 June 2015 to carry out a full consultation on the proposed change to the catchment area of Achahoish Primary School.

 

Decision

 

The Council –

 

1.    Notes the request from Achahoish PS Parent Council for consideration of their request to rezone part of Tarbert Academy (Primary)’s catchment area to their school’s catchment area.

 

2.    Notes that the Tarbert Academy Parent Council has indicated its agreement to the proposal and therefore, in line with the policy on rezoning requests approved by the Community Services Committee in September 2014 which requires the agreement of all affected parent councils to a proposal, the Achahoish request is presented to Council.

 

3.    Notes the significant scale of the work involved in rezoning requests which require to follow the detailed statutory consultation process as detailed in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended.

 

4.    Notes that if the Council agrees to the formal consultation and subsequently approves the rezoning proposal, the two pupils currently resident in the area in question will be unaffected, with any changes unlikely to have any financial impact in the short term.

 

5.    Instructs the Executive Director of Community Services to prepare a formal consultation in relation to the rezoning request outlined in the Council papers and report back to the Council on completion for a final decision regarding the request.

 

6.    Requests the Executive Director of Community Services records the cost of preparing for and carrying out the consultation exercise in compliance with the amended Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 and incorporates a summary of costs in the paper presented to Council.

 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director – Community Services dated 15 June 2015, submitted)

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Meeting: 03/06/2015 - Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands Area Committee (Item 7)

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Report by Executive Director of Community Services

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report outlining the proposal to vary the catchment area of Achahoish Primary School.  Members noted that the proposal was relevant in terms of Schedule 1 of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.  Discussion took place in respect of the impact the changes will have and the next steps. 

 

Decision

 

Members agreed:-

 

1.    to support the proposal to vary the catchment area of Achahoish Primary School;

2.    to support the recommendation that if the proposal be approved, existing children and younger siblings would not be required to transfer school for the duration of their primary education as a result of the proposal;

3.    to refer the report to the Council on 25 June 2015 to request that officers are instructed to carry out a full consultation on the proposed change as defined in the Schools (Consulation) (Scotland) Act 2010; and

4.    to note that on completion of the consultation period a report will be presented to Council detailing the results of the consultation for consideration.

 

 

(Ref;  Report by Executive Director of Community Services, dated 3 June 2015, submitted.) 

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