The Director of Children’s Services presented a report which outlined the Local Authority’s powers to make awards to post-16 students. It invited the Cabinet to provide financial support to post-16 students in school sixth forms who could demonstrate that they had additional costs not met by EMA.  (Education Maintenance Allowances).

Resolved – That

(1)  the Authority should partially take up the power to make awards to post-16 students with the intention of funding those students in school sixth forms who could demonstrate that they had additional costs not met by EMA; and

(2)  the Director of Children’s Services be given delegated power to determine discretionary payments and applications.