I am very pleased to report that the Borough Council has informed all Councillors that the Full Council will get the opportunity to vote on whether the school structure should be changed.

He told us yesterday by e-mail that:
“if the Executive, at its meeting on 16 September 2009, considers that the school structure should be changed it will need to make a recommendation to Full Council. Given the importance of the decision Group Leaders have agreed that a Special Full Council will be held on Thursday, 24 September 2009. For clarity, if the Executive decide that there should be no change to the school structure there will be no need for the Special Council meeting.”

This is a victory for democracy and accountability. It follows consistent calls from myself and other Liberal Democrat Councillors for teh decision to be made by the Full Council rather than the much smaller Mayor’s Executive.