Aberdeenshire Council: Education and Children's Services Committee Signed Minutes, Agenda and Papers + private supplementary pack. B U S I N E S S 1. Sederunt and Declaration of Members’ Interests. 2. Statement on Equalities Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following:- “In line with the Council’s legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Sub-Committee, in making decisions on the attached reports, shall have due regard to the need to:- (i) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (ii) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (iii) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.” 3 Minute of Meeting of the Education and Children's Services Committee of 25 May, 2023. 5 - 15 4 Statement of Outstanding Business. 16 - 19 5 Financial Performance as at 30 June 2023. 20 - 39 6 Petition for Consideration - 'Withdrawal of Chapelton to Newtonhill School Transport Provision'. 40 - 45 7 Merger of Fraserburgh North School and St Andrews School into a New Primary School in Fraserburgh. 46 - 176 8 Clatt School Mothballing Update. 177 - 180 9 Statutory Consultation on the Secondary Catchment Anomaly Rezoning Lumphanan. 181 - 214 10 Excelerate - An Investment by the Wood Foundation. 215 - 305 11 Adoption Service Annual Report 2022-23. 306 - 345 12 Children's Services Plan Annual Report 2022-23. 346 - 398 13 Children and Young People's Services Plan 2023-26. 399 - 472 14 Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2022-23. 473 - 511 15 Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2022-23. 512 - 565 16 Aberdeenshire Local Child Poverty Action Report 2022-23. 566 - 629 ITEM WHICH THE COMMITTEE MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WITH THE PRESS AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED 17 Education and Children's Services Directorate Supplementary Procurement Plan. [Exempt under paragraph 8] Expenditure to be incurred by the Council under a contract for acquisition of property or supply of goods or services. 630 - 650 ITEM FOR NOTING 18 Minute of Meeting of Aberdeenshire Educational Trust Sub-Committee of 10 March, 2023. 651 - 653 31 Aug 2023