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Agenda

Council - Tuesday, 26th January, 2016 5.00 pm

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Venue: Council Chamber, Penallta House, Tredomen, Ystrad Mynach. View directions

Contact: Helen Morgan 

Items
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1.

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Mayor's Announcements.

3.

Presentation of Awards.

4.

Short Film Presentation - "It's My Shout".

5.

Declarations of interest.

Councillors and Officers are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interest(s) in respect of any item of business on this agenda in accordance with the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Code of Conduct for both Councillors and Officers. 

To approve and sign the following minutes: - 

6.

Council held on 17th November 2015 (minute nos 1 - 18). pdf icon PDF 175 KB

To receive and consider the following report from the meeting of Cabinet held on 20th January 2016: - 

 

7.

Planning Guidance for Smaller Scale Wind Turbine Development/ Caerphilly County Borough Landscape Sensitivity and Capacity Study. pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Additional documents:

To receive and consider the following reports: - 

8.

Establishment of Audit and Risk Assurance Committee/Panel for South East Wales Education Achievement Service. pdf icon PDF 118 KB

Additional documents:

9.

Caerphilly County Borough Council Response to the Draft Local Government (Wales) Bill. pdf icon PDF 193 KB

10.

Election of Caerphilly Youth Champion. pdf icon PDF 122 KB

To receive and to answer the following question received under Rule of Procedure 10(2): - 

11.

Welsh Medium Education - to Councillor Passmore, Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, from Councillor P.J. Bevan: - pdf icon PDF 93 KB

 

The growth of Welsh Medium education is the result of parental demand, and to date authorities have merely responded to existing demand. In doing so, they have only made additional provision as and when existing schools have reached capacity.

 

The Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 however, requires local authorities to “promote” Welsh medium education. But while there is sufficient short term capacity in most of our Welsh medium schools in Caerffili County, the authority is satisfied that it meets demand. The definition of “promote” however, is to “encourage further advance” and this requires the authority to create demand if it is to satisfy the requirements of the 2013 Act.

 

Will the Cabinet Member for Education say what steps the authority is taking to achieve the legal demands of the Act, which is to “promote” Welsh medium education i.e. opening new schools in areas where demand has been identified.

 

 

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