LA Governors - Appointment and Re-Appointments

November 21, 2024 Approved View on council website
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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I,
Councillor Jim Cammell, Lead Member for Children’s and
Young People’s Services, in exercise of the powers contained
within the Elected City Mayor’s Register of Executive
Functions delegated to Lead Members and under the School Governance (Constitution)
(England) Regulations 2012, do hereby:
 
1.   
Nominate for appointment as LA Governors
to the governing boards the following
individuals:
·        
Karen Meenagh – St Mark’s RC Primary
School.
 
2.   
Nominate for re-appointment as LA
Governors to the governing boards the following
individuals:

Councillor Barbara Bentham – Westwood Park Community
Primary School.
Councillor M McCusker – Monton Green Primary
School.
Julie
Strang – Ellenbrook Primary School.
Paul
Donovan – Wardley CE Primary School.
David
Jolley – Lewis Street Primary School.
Mrs T
Parsons – St Charles’ RC Primary
School.

 
3.   
LA Governor Vacancies requiring nominees
from the LA.
There are currently LA governor vacancies on the
following governing boards:

St Mary’s RC,
Swinton Primary School.
Lower Kersal Primary
School.
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary
School.
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St
John.
St Marys RC Primary School
Eccles.

 
The Reasons
are: Under The School Governance
(Constitution)(England) Regulations 2012, although Local Authority
(LA) Governors are appointed by the governing board, the LA are
still required to nominate prospective candidates and have to
ensure the procedures they have adopted for selecting their
nominees meet the requirements of the statutory guidance ‘The
constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools –
statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained
schools and local authorities in England.’
 
Options considered and
rejected were:
N/A
Assessment of
Risk:N/A
The source of funding
is:N/A
Legal Advice
obtained:N/A
Financial Advice
obtained:N/A
Procurement advice
obtained: N/A
HR Advice
obtained: N/A
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·     
The School Governance (Constitution) (England)
Regulations 2012.
·     
‘The constitution of governing bodies of
maintained schools – statutory guidance for
governing bodies of maintained schools and local authorities in
England.’
·     
Nominee’s application forms (where
appropriate).
 
Any comments and submissions by
the chairs of the governing boards under consideration.

Contact Officer: Dumolwenkosi Moyo (Governor Services
Officer)
Tel No 0161 778 0265
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member/ Director.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Children’s Scrutiny
Panel.
 
 

Signed:      Cllr J Cammell            
Dated:    21 November
2024.
           
Lead Member for Children’s and Young People’s
Services
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE
ONLY
 
* This decision was published on 21
November 2024.
* This decision will come in force at
4.00 p.m. on 28 November 2024 unless it is called-in in accordance with the
Decision Making Process Rules.
 

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date21 Nov 2024
Subject to call-inYes