Agenda and decisions

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: Approval is sought from Cabinet to release reserve funding to mitigate the workforce impact of the current cost of living (or more applicably cost of working) situation.

Author: Matt Phillips - Chief Officer People and Governance

Contact Details: matthewphillips@monmouthshire.gov.uk

That Cabinet approve the release of £219,824 from reserves.

That the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Officer People and Governance, allocate money within that funding envelope to a suitable strategy of cost of living mitigation for MCC employees.

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: The Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 sets out the legal responsibilities

for the provision of school transport. Within the legislation they place a duty on local

authorities to review their transport policy on an annual basis. The policy needs to be

confirmed by the 1^st October for application in the following academic year.

Members will recall that it was agreed at their July meeting that consultation would

commence on the proposed policy. It was also agreed that a further report would be

provided in September to provide feedback on the consultation responses received. 

Author: Debra Hill-Howells - Head of Decarbonisation, Transport & Support Services

Contact Details: Debrahill-howells@monmouthshire.gov.uk

That Cabinet notes the extended consultation period and delegates decision making on the proposed Transport Policy to the Cabinet Member for Education by way of an Individual Cabinet Member decision process on the 28th September 2022.