Decision details
Executive response to the review of the pupil referral unit (PRU) referrals
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and families
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To approve the executive response to the recommendations from the scrutiny review of the Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) referrals. The review assessed the level of referrals to the PRU in Herefordshire and made eleven recommendations to the executive; these recommendations and proposed responses are set out in appendix 1.
Decision:
That:
(a) the response to the children and young people’s scrutiny committee’s recommendations regarding pupil referral unit (PRU) referrals in Herefordshire, as attached at appendix 1 are approved.
Alternative options considered:
1. None proposed; it is a statutory requirement to provide a response to recommendations made by the children and young people’s scrutiny committee. It is open to the executive to accept, partially accept or reject a recommendation from scrutiny committee; should a recommendation not be accepted an explanation should be provided.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Les Knight, Head of Additional Needs, Childrens Wellbeing Email: lknight1@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261724.
Publication date: 10/09/2019
Date of decision: 10/09/2019
Effective from: 17/09/2019
Accompanying Documents:
- Executive response to the review of the pupil referral unit (PRU) referrals, main report PDF 293 KB
- Appendix 1 - Summary of recommendations and executive response to the Review of the pupil referral unit (PRU) referrals PDF 467 KB
- Appendix 2 Task and Finish Group PRU Referrals task and finish group Final Report PDF 220 KB