Agenda and draft minutes

Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting.

Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest.

None.

Minute of Education, Children and Families of 6 June 2023 – submitted for approval as a correct record

Decision

The approve the minute of the XXXX Committee of XXXX as a correct record.

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Motion by Councillor Griffiths - Prestonfield Nursery's Family Cooking Project Wins Award

“Committee:

1)         Congratulates Prestonfield Nursery on winning the Early Years Award in Jamie Oliver’s inaugural Good School Food Awards 2023;

2)         Notes Prestonfield Nursery’s Family Cooking Project which started in February, has been a great success and an excellent initiative that encourages both children and parents to cook a hot meal with simple, healthy, affordable ingredients;

3)         Recognises that this project promotes and enhances healthy lifestyles, parental engagement and helps close the poverty gap;

4)         Applauds the initiative for raising awareness of the importance of a health lifestyle and links in with Health Scotland’s “Setting the Table”, Nutritional Guidance and Food Standards for Early Years Childcare Providers in Scotland;

5)         Thanks Prestonfield Nursery for attending the Education, Children and Families Committee on 5 September 2023 to showcase their fantastic work;

 6)        Wishes them all the best going forward with the initiative and any future projects.”

The Committee, is requested under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the public from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

The Committee, under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, excluded the public from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs [xx] of Part 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

Motion by Councillor Kumar – Connected Communities Edinburgh 2024-27 Grants Programme

“Committee notes that at the Education, Children & Families APM councillors were told that the criteria for the third party grants fund had been agreed during the previous council term and that the committee paper would be circulated.

Notes that the paper has not been circulated and no record found.

Agrees that the third party grants application process cannot open until councillors have agreed the criteria for the fund, and although it looks like that report did not go to a previous committee, even if it had, it would be right for councillors in this term to scrutinise the criteria ahead of the grants opening.

Agrees to receive a report [in one cycle/at a special meeting] setting out the criteria for the third party grants programme for councillor approval.

Agrees that the third party grants fund be opened only once approval has been given by committee.

Agrees that existing grants must be extended while this process is followed to allow for proper committee oversight.”

This motion will be required to be ruled urgent by the Convenor to be considered at this meeting.