Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The report provides details of the use of Stockport’s allocation of the Healthy Pupils Capital fund following agreement by the CSS Directorate Management Team (DMT).

Schools’ Forum Members are requested to note the report and the allocation of the HPCF grant.

Officer contact: Peter Hughes on 0161 474 3947 or email: peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided details of the use of Stockport’s allocation of the Healthy Pupils Capital fund following agreement by the CSS Directorate Management Team (DMT).

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         A short discussion took place relating to a number of key elements that representatives wished to raise on behalf of schools in relation to the approach taken by the Local Authority.  These elements included:

·         Local Authority criteria for schools to contribute 20%;

·         The split of funding across schools bids and specific projects;

·         The lack of consultation with schools;

·         The lack of timeline information relating to specific proposals 1 and 2;

·         Sustainability of projects;

·         Information as to how the Local Authority reached its final decisions.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.