Proposal to Relocate Cedarbank School
West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 21 January 2020.
Proposal
West Lothian Council agreed, on 23 April 2019, to undertake formal consultation on the proposal to relocate Cedarbank School, Livingston.
Statutory Consultation
In terms of the Schools (Consultation)(Scotland) Act 2010 (the Act), any proposed changes to a school estate in this case relocation of an education establishment, requires Statutory Public Consultation.
The Consultation involves the parents/carers/children and staff of Cedarbank School, as well as all other key stakeholders associated with the school and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act.
West Lothian Council has a statutory obligation to adopt a whole authority approach when consulting on any proposal to amend the Additional Support Needs School Estate. To this regard, all mainstream education establishments in West Lothian will be offered information on the proposed relocation of Cedarbank School.
Consultation Paper
The consultation paper is available electronically on the attached link Cedarbank Relocation Consultation Document [1MB] and will be made available in paper format for uplift from the Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF. Paper copies can also be requested from the undernoted West Lothian Council Contact.
Reports on Consultation
Proposal to Relocate Cedarbank School, Livingston - A Report of the Statutory Consultation [340KB]
West Lothian Council - School Consultation - Relocation of Cedarbank School [151KB]
Consultation Period
The Consultation period has now closed.
This timescale adhered to the statutory consultation period for such circumstances which is a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks and include at least 30 school days.
Decision
West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 21 January 2020. For more information see the Education executive report on WLC Coins: Coins Report - Cedarbank (opens new window)
