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The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Children and Family Services regarding the outcome of the consultation on the Council’s draft School Places Strategy 2026 to 2031 and seeking approval of the final Strategy.  A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 5’, is filed with these minutes.

Mr. Pugsley CC commended the Strategy, which set out how the Council would meet its duty to ensure a sufficiency of high quality school places in Leicestershire, including via its commissioning role and close partnership working with schools and others. 

RESOLVED:

a)    That the outcome of consultation including the comments of the Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the draft School Places Strategy 2026-2031 be noted;

b)    That the School Places Strategy 2026-2031 be approved;

c)    That it be noted that a School Places Delivery Plan will be developed to support the implementation of the School Places Strategy.

(KEY DECISION)

REASONS FOR DECISION:

To note the feedback received from the consultation on the Strategy which has informed the final version.

The School Places Strategy sets out how the Council will meet its statutory duties to ensure that there are sufficient high quality school places in Leicestershire which are in the right place, at the right time. It outlines the background, principles and challenges of delivering school places in the County and how the Council will work with stakeholders to fund and deliver places between 2026 and 2031.

The School Places Delivery Plan will set out how the ambitions detailed in the Strategy will be achieved.