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Report No. ED13027

SACRE Members considered a report prepared by the RE Adviser together with a draft development plan for 2013-2014. The plan had been drawn up with due consideration to the statutory duties of SACRE.

The Chairman reported that a letter had been sent to him by the Assistant Director of Education which outlined that SACRE funding was secure for 2013-14, but that there were issues regarding future funding of SACRE for 2014-15. It also commented on the fact that due to budgetary restraints the Education Department would not be able to provide officer support for SACRE, (Sue Mordecai would be leaving the Authority at the end of March 2013). The Chairman proposed that he should write to the Assistant Director of Education as he was concerned about the level of support being given to SACRE which was a statutory body. In view of their position the Councillor Members on SACRE expressed concern about the nature of the letter to be sent and Councillor Mrs Manning as Vice-Chairman agreed to look at the draft letter before it was sent to the Assistant Director.

Resolved that

(i) the draft SACRE development plan for 2013 – 2014 be agreed;  and

(ii) the Chairman to write to the Assistant Director of Education regarding the level of support being given to SACRE.

(Mr Gupta and Mr Mahmood left the meeting after consideration of this item.)