Decision details

A report providing details of the Options Appraisal for Southend Primary School, carried out in accordance with the preliminary requirements set out in Section 12A of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, as amended, was considered.

Decision

The Committee agreed:

1.    to note the outcome of this consideration of the preliminary requirements; and

2.    that Officers now formulate a draft closure proposal that would come back to the August 2023 meeting of the Committee for approval by Members, which, if approved, would subsequently trigger a formal consultation process under the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education dated 7 February 2023 and Options Appraisal for Southend Primary School, submitted)