Decision details

1)     Waiver of Call-in Period - Key Decision CE02 – Transforming Learning Communities. 

It was noted that the Chairman had been consulted in accordance with Procedure Rule 13, Access to Information Rules: Special Urgency for Key Decisions, and had agreed to treat as urgent the decision of the 17 July 2008 Cabinet meeting in respect of Key Decision CE02 – Transforming Learning Communities.  Any delay in the Cabinet endorsing the Primary Strategy for Change may have held up consideration by the Department for Children Schools & Families with consequential uncertainties on funding to support the 14 year capital programme for schools commencing 2009/10. As a result the call-in procedure had not been applied to this decision.

2) Key decisions for Cheshire East Cabinet 12 August - Rule 12, Access to Information Rules

It was noted that the Chairman had received a notification in accordance with Procedure Rule 12, Access to Information Rules: General Exception for Key Decisions, that each of the following decisions would be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 12 August 2008 and none of the items had been included in the Forward Plan of Key Decisions for July 2008 but decisions in relation to all these matters had to be taken by such a date that it was impracticable to defer the decision until it could be included in the next Forward Plan for the reasons set out below. The Chairman had agreed to the waiver of call in of the following decisions:

(1)   Shared Services: the decision follows from a meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee held on 1 August, and the decision was urgent in shaping the organisational structure of the new Council;

(2)   Progressing the Extra Care Strategy: the decision followed from a meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee held on 1 August, and the decision was urgent to ensure continuity of the Private Finance Initiative Extra Care contracts;

(3)   Residential and Nursing Care Contracts: the decision followed from a meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee held on 1 August, and the decision was urgent because the nursing home providers were entitled to be given 6 months’ notice of amended contract arrangements which need to be in place by 1 April 2009.

RESOLVED  - the action taken by the Chairman in respect of these two matters be noted.