Formal consultation to establish a 20-place specialist base for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder at Llanwern High School from September 2023
Newport City Council consulted on the following proposal:
To establish a 20-place specialist base for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder at Llanwern High School from September 2023.
Download the Report to the Cabinet Member for Education and Early Years (pdf)
Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)
Download the Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)
Consultation
The consultation ran from 23 November 2022 until 6 January 2023.
The consultation process represented an opportunity for people to learn about the proposal, ask questions and make comments that will be recorded and summarised in a consultation report. The report will be published on the Council’s website and will be considered when the Council decides the way forward.
Download the full formal consultation document (pdf)
Download the everyday summary version of the consultation document (pdf)
Download the ASD-friendly version of the consultation document (pdf)
Read the frequently asked questions about the Llanwern High ASD base consultation.
Any negative responses made during this consultation period will not be counted as objections to the proposal, and instead will be counted as adverse comments. Objections to a proposal can only be registered after the publication of a statutory notice which is the second stage in the proposal.
The consultation ended at midnight, 6 January 2023.
Consultation Report
View the Consultation Report (pdf) which summarises the consultation and engagement process, comments received and the council’s response.
Publication of Statutory Notice
The Cabinet Member has considered all views expressed and responses received during the formal consultation process and has decided to proceed with the proposal to statutory notice stage.
Statutory Notice Period 30 March 2023 – 05 May 2023
The statutory notice period allows people to express their views in support of or objection to the proposal.
Download the Statutory Notice (pdf)
Download the Report to the Cabinet Member (pdf)
Download the updated Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)
Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)
What happens next?
If no objections are received following the publication of the statutory proposal, the Cabinet Member for Education and Early Years will make the final decision as to whether to proceed.
If any objections are received and not subsequently withdrawn during this notice period, the Council’s Cabinet will determine the final decision.