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Moray Council · 11 February 2026
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Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee 
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Education, Children's and
Leisure Services Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High
Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 09:30. 
BUSINESS 
1. Sederunt 
2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 
3. Relocation of Forres Academy - Statutory Consultation
Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities
5 - 204 
Only items marked * can be considered and determined by
all members of the Committee   
Summary of Education, Children's and Leisure Services
Committee
To exercise all the functions of the Council as Education Authority
within the terms of relevant legislation with regard to school education,
nurseries and child care, Gaelic, children’s services, leisure, libraries
and museums, sport and the arts, CLD, life long learning, youth justice
and child protection.

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Watching the Meeting
You can watch the webcast live by going to: 
http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_43661.html    
Webcasts are available to view for 1 year following the meeting.  
You can also attend the meeting in person.  If you wish to attend
in person, please come to the High Street entrance door and a
member of staff will let you into the Chamber.

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GUIDANCE NOTES 
* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the
meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the
beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the
individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the
Agenda, and if so on which item(s).  A prior decision shall be one that the
individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group
members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to
sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision.  Any such
prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting.

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MORAY COUNCIL 
Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee 
SEDERUNT 
Councillor Kathleen Robertson  (Chair)
Councillor Bridget Mustard  (Depute Chair)  
Councillor James Allan  (Member)
Councillor John Cowe  (Member)
Councillor John Divers  (Member)
Councillor Amber Dunbar  (Member)
Councillor Donald Gatt  (Member)
Councillor Juli Harris  (Member)
Councillor Sandy Keith  (Member)
Councillor Elaine Kirby  (Member)
Councillor Scott Lawrence  (Member)
Councillor Marc Macrae  (Member)
Councillor Shona Morrison  (Member)
Councillor Derek Ross  (Member)
Councillor Sonya Warren  (Member)  
Mrs Sheila Brumby  (Non-Voting Member)
Mrs Anne Currie  (Non-Voting Member)
Ms Carolyn Donlin  (Non-Voting Member)
Ms Jillian MacKellar  (Non-Voting Member)
Reverend Tembu Rongong  (Non-Voting Member)
Ms Kirsty Simmers  (Non-Voting Member)
Mrs Susan Slater  (Non-Voting Member)
Clerk Name: Caroline O'Connor
Clerk Telephone: 07779 999296
Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk