Decision details

Review of the School Clothing Allowance - Outcome of Consultation and request to Cease with effect from June 2013

Reference: D40612

Decision Maker: Executive Board

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To cease the discretionary school clothing allowance from 1st June 2013.

Decisions:

Further to Minute No. 190 (15th February 2013), the Director of Children’s Services submitted a report detailing the outcomes arising from the consultation undertaken to review the provision of the school clothing allowance. Further to this, the report recommended that the Board approved the ceasing of the current school clothing allowance policy, with effect from June 2013.

 

Members discussed the role to be played by individual schools and their governing bodies in ensuring that uniforms were both affordable and good value for money.

 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the findings from the consultation process undertaken in respect of school clothing allowance provision be noted.

 

(b)  That the recommendation to end the current school clothing allowance with effect from June 2013, be approved.

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Portfolio Holder: Children's services

Other reasons / organisations consulted

February to March 2013.

Contact: Jody Sheppard, Family Support and Parenting Lead Email: jody.sheppard@leeds.gov.uk Email: jody.sheppard@leeds.gov.uk.

Report author: Jody Sheppard

Publication date: 18/11/2013

Date of decision: 24/04/2013

Decided at meeting: 24/04/2013 - Executive Board

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