Agenda and minutes

It was confirmed to the HSACRE that the meeting did not have the attendance to make quorum, and therefore no formal decision could be made. It was agreed that the meeting continue and the comments on each item be reported to the next HSACRE meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Carol Melvin BSc (Hons), Anil Bhatt, Father Desmond Banister and Angela Lount.

Matters arising from the meeting held on 7 June 2016

Item 27: The advisor to HSACRE confirmed that there had been a suggestion that Prevent Counter Terrorism Strategy be used in a critical thinking group for local schools and Uxbridge College. Members hoped to also link the work to Brunel University.

Item 29: HSACRE Members asked for confirmation that the report was submitted to Councillor David Simmonds.

Item 31: Members were informed that the Hillingdon Sikh Welfare Association event held in remembrance of the martyrdom of the 5^th Guru Arjan Sahib ji was very well attended and a great success.

NASACRE meets formally every year, and at the previous meeting, changes were proposed to the constitution. However, as this year's meeting was not quorate, it was decided to contact local authorities and SACRES to ask them to vote for or against the proposed changes.

Members suggested that, as this meeting was not quorate and could not make a formal decision on the issue, a meeting of HSACRE should take place before the deadline for responses on 28 February, and thus HSACRE could formally vote on whether to approve the changes or not.

The advisor to HSACRE confirmed that there was still a need for RE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and that he was looking for someone to help in this area.

HSACRE Members who attended Hayes Carnival confirmed that there had been an excellent display from schools showing the work that was being done locally regarding RE, and that this set a good example of interfaith relations.

The Chair of HSCARE confirmed that there will be further investigation into the budget ahead of the next meeting.

HSACRE Members questioned there would be any action taken to encourage schools to observe national inter-faith week. It was suggested that a note including the official website be included in the weekly Headteachers' Briefing to bring this to their attention, and to encourage schools to recognise the event.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 7 March 2017, at 7.30pm at Civic Centre, Uxbridge.

It was agreed the next scheduled meeting of SACRE would take place on Tuesday 7 March 2017. Hayes Muslim Centre was put forward as a possible venue for the meeting and it was agreed that this would be confirmed outside the meeting.