Question Answer Firstly, thanks to all concerned for an excellent consultation Thank you for your positive feedback about the with lots of opportunities for people to have their say. consultation approach. We did work hard to provide Disappointing response. a wide range of opportunities for people to have their say and have welcomed the many aspects of My question, Can we be assured that GCC and GCS will act feedback. in the best interests of the whole community and take this proposal forward and not be swayed, as happened in 2002 by During the discussion today, if the preferred option a group of people who were not representative of anyone but is approved, the Governing will confirm Body’s themselves. decisions regarding next steps, and it would be our Secondly, if the decision is to proceed then the location is intention to commission an independent panel as announced as soon as possible soon possible to propose the location.
Question Firstly, thanks to all concerned for an excellent consultation with lots of opportunities for people to have their say. Disappointing response. My question, Can we be assured that GCC and GCS will act in the best interests of the whole community and take this proposal forward and not be swayed, as happened in 2002 by a group of people who were not representative of anyone but themselves. Secondly, if the decision is to proceed then the location is announced as soon as possible Answer Thank you for your positive feedback about the consultation approach. We did work hard to provide a wide range of opportunities for people to have their say and have welcomed the many aspects of feedback. During the discussion today, if the preferred option is approved, the Governing Body’s will confirm decisions regarding next steps, and it would be our intention to commission an independent panel as soon possible to propose the location.