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Report of the County Solicitor (CSO/17/30) on the Notices of Motion referred to the Cabinet by the County Council on 5 October 2017, incorporating relevant briefing notes to facilitate the Cabinet’s discussion of the matters raised, attached.

The Notices of Motion were on the following matters;

·         Plastic Free Coastlines;

·         National Funding Formula for Schools;

·         Ethical Care Council; and

·         20 MPH Speed Limits

The Cabinet considered the Report of the County Solicitor (CSO/17/30) relating to those Notices of Motion set out hereunder submitted to the County Council by the Councillors shown, incorporating any factual briefings or position statements on each prepared by the relevant Chief Officer or Head of Service to facilitate the Cabinet’s discussion of each Notice of Motion.

(a)   Plastic Free Coastlines

(Councillor Biederman attended in accordance with Standing Order 8 and Councillors Connett, Dewhirst and Hannaford in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and spoke to this item).

(Representatives from Georgeham Primary School were invited to speak at the invitation of the Committee and in the spirit of the Council’s Public Participation Rules).

‘This Devon County Council supports Plastic Free Coastlines, committing to plastic free alternatives and supporting plastic free initiatives within Devon.

The Council commits to lead by example to remove single-use plastic items from its premises. Also it must encourage plastic free initiatives, promoting the campaign and supporting its events.

A representative of this Council will become a member of the Plastic Free Coastlines Steering group’.

The Mover of the Notice of Motion (wording of Motion outlined above) having spoken seeking the Cabinet’s support for the course of action originally proposed, the relevant Officer’s factual briefing/position statement on the matter, the relevant Cabinet Members’ willingness to endorse the underlying principles therein and their support for the recommendation now before the Cabinet, representations previously made and to actions now proposed or already undertaken and any other relevant factors (e.g. public health, financial, environmental, risk management and equality and legal considerations and Public Health impact) and the Cabinet Members agreeing to undertake an audit of the situation in six – nine months:

It was MOVED by Councillor Croad, SECONDED by Councillor Hart, and

RESOLVED that the Council be recommended to:

i)              support the spirit of the Notice of Motion, which aims to provide leadership in avoiding single-use plastic items in order to achieve a ‘Plastic Free Coastline’; and

ii)             commit to addressing this issue further through this Authority’s environmental performance agenda, including a review of single-use plastic items and how suitable alternatives to these might continue to be adopted.

(b)   National Funding Formula for Schools

(Councillor Greenslade attended in accordance with Standing Order 8 and Councillors Biederman, Dewhirst and Hannaford in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and spoke to this item).

‘County Council expresses its considerable disappointment at the Government’s recently announced proposals which notionally leave Devon Schoolchildren with a funding gap of £268 below the national average. Additionally considerable concern is also registered that Devon has not done well with the high needs block allocation compared to others which will increase pressure on budgets for SEN.       

These concerns be communicated on an all party basis to the Government and all Devon MP’s’.

The Mover of the Notice of Motion (wording of Motion outlined above) having spoken seeking the Cabinet’s support for the course of action proposed, the relevant Officer’s factual briefing/position statement on the matter, the relevant Cabinet Members’ willingness  ...  view the full minutes text for item 81