Process for decision making - Shelton Lower School consultation
Consultation closed at 5pm on Monday, 23 July 2018
The council is required to follow a prescribed process to close a school. The process has five stages and the process for this is set out below.
We are currently at stage 3; representations. This is a four-week period where parents and other interested stakeholders can submit their views on the proposal to close the school.
The council carried out an informal consultation earlier in the year. The council received 118 responses to this consultation. You can download a summary of the consultation results (PDF 1.1MB) 
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| Statutory process | Action | Date / time |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1: informal consultation | Six-week consultation starts | 23 April 2018 |
| Staff meeting | 30 April 2018 at 3:30pm (Shelton Lower School) | |
| Public meeting | 30 April 2018 at 6pm (Shelton Lower School) | |
| Consultation closes | 8 June 2018 | |
| Stage 2: proposal to close | Director of Children's Services' decision | 22 June 2018 |
| Stage 3: representations | Four-week representation period starts | 25 June 2018 |
| Representation period closes | 23 July 2018 | |
| Overview and Scrutiny Committee consideration | 25 July 2018 at midday (Priory House) | |
| Stage 4: decision | Executve makes a decision | 7 August 2018 at 9:30am (Priory House) |
| Stage 5: implementation | School to close if this is the decision | 31 August 2019 |
Please note: time process and timetable are illustrative.