Issue - meetings

Report ED14017

The Committee considered a report setting out the draft Education Portfolio Budget for 2014/15, which incorporated future costs pressures and initial draft saving options reported to the Council’s Executive on 15^th January 2014.  The draft Education Portfolio Budget for 2014/15 had also been considered at the meeting of Education Budget Sub-Committee on 7^th January 2014, the minutes of which had been provided to Members of the Education PDS Committee for their information.  Members were requested to provide their comments on the proposed savings and identify any further action to be taken to reduce cost pressures facing the Local Authority over the next four years.

In considering the draft Education Portfolio Budget 2014/15, the Portfolio Holder for Education confirmed that the Duke and Phoenix Youth Centres would continue to be funded for 2014/15.  There was scope to discuss how the Duke of Edinburgh Award might best be administered in future, with the potential for local academy schools or the Scout Association to be licensed to administer the scheme.

RESOLVED that:

1)  The financial forecast for 2015/16 to 2017/18 be noted;

2)  Members’ comments on the initial draft saving options proposed by the Executive for 2014/15 be noted; and,

3)  Members’ comments on the initial draft 2014/15 Education Portfolio Budget be provided to the meeting of the Council’s Executive on 12^th February 2014.