Remit

The Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee (RS) has lead responsibility for all issues relating to:

• National and local organisation of children’s services
• Funding (capital and revenue) of children’s services, including of schools
• School admissions, place planning and home to school transport
• Strategic planning and commissioning
• The overall use of resources and sustainability.

The Committee liaises closely with the Educational Achievement Policy Committee on admissions, capital funding and strategic place planning. Members of the Committee represent the Association on various reference groups organised by the Department for Education, including the Service Working Group on Education and Children’s Services (SWEGECS) the Schools Funding Implementation Group (SFIG), and the EFA Advisory Group.

2019 Meeting Dates

• 31 January 2019 (Joint meeting with the Educational Achievement Policy Committee)
• 17 May 2019
• 24 September 2019 (Joint meeting with the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy Committee)
• 3 December 2019 (Joint meeting with the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee)

Contacts

​Chair: Matt Dunkley CBE, Corporate Director – Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council. To contact Matt, email Matt.Dunkley@kent.gov.uk

ADCS Policy Officer: NIcola Harrison supports the work of the committee. To contact Nicola, email nicola.harrison@adcs.org.uk