Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services on the outcome of consultation undertaken on proposals to cease the discretionary school clothing allowance from 1^st June 2013

Further to Minute No. 190 (15^th 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.