The Committee considered a request to initiate the statutory procedure in terms of the Schools (Consultation) Act 2010, to extend the school catchment for St Joseph’s school to cover the whole of the Helensburgh and Lomond area.
Decision
The Committee agreed:
1. to note the terms of the referral from Council;
2. to take forward the statutory procedure in terms of the Schools (Consultation) Act 2010, to extend the school catchment for St Joseph’s school to cover the whole of the Helensburgh and Lomond area, noting that the necessary resources to undertake this work will not be available until the completion of the ongoing work relating to the Education Change Programme; and
3. that an initial report on how the statutory procedure will be progressed will be brought forward to Members early in the life of the new Council.
(Reference: Extract from Minutes of Argyll and Bute Council meeting held on 25 November 2021, submitted)