A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated to public questions submitted in writing to Democratic Services (democratic.services@trafford.gov.uk) by 4 p.m. on the working day prior to the meeting. Questions must be relevant to items appearing on the agenda and will be submitted in the order in which they were received.

On behalf of the Executive Member for Children’s Social Care, the Leader of the Council gave notice that the following valid question had been received, and was to be put at the meeting:

“Item 6.1 of the report states that further consultation with interested parties is recommended .The original consultation was not well publicised. I spotted a link on the Altrincham Today website. Please advise how the second round of consultation will be undertaken to ensure that ALL interested parties are made aware of the consultation period and that a fair representation of opinions are taken.”

The Lead Member for Education made the following response:

“Sections 6.2 and 6.3 of the report set out the basic process but to expand on this it is expected that the council will look to use meetings with the public and with governing bodies, websites, displays in local public buildings and drop in sessions along with responses to questions received from the public to ensure that as many members of the local community are engaged in the consultation process. Details of the consultation process - and opportunities to input to it - will be published on the council’s website.”

RESOLVED – That the content of the question and associated response be noted.