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Name: Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
Start: 2025-11-03T14:30:00Z
End: 2025-11-03T18:30:00Z
Location: Ashburton Hall, EII Court, Winchester

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education - Hampshire

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Published

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 3rd November 2025
2:30 PM

End:
Monday, 3rd November 2025
6:30 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
03 Nov 2025

Location:
Ashburton Hall, EII Court, Winchester

Meeting Attendees

Liberal Democrats Deputy

Councillor Jackie Porter

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Committee Member

Baha'i Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Baha'i

Not required

Committee Member

Baptist Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Baptist

Not required

Conservative Deputy

Councillor Juliet Henderson

Conservative

Not required

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Chairman

Councillor Chris Donnelly

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Steven Broomfield

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Buddhist Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Buddhist

Not required

Committee Member

Hindu Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Hindu

Not required

Committee Member

Chris Robinson

Group A - Humanists

Present, as expected

Deputy

Mary Wallbank

Group A - Humanists

Not required

Committee Member

Revd Peter Rayson

Group A - Methodist

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Yasmeen Hussain

Group A - Muslim

Apologies

Committee Member

Father John Chandler

Group A - Roman Catholic Church

Absent

Committee Member

Rhian Jones

Group A - The Salvation Army

Apologies

Deputy

Captain Victoria Crawford

Group A - The Salvation Army

Not required

Committee Member

Sikh Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Sikh

Not required

Committee Member

Society of Friends Representative - Vacancy

Group A - Society of Friends

Not required

Committee Member

Mary Fair

Group A - United Reform Church

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Maria Ackland

Group B - Church of England

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Jane Kelly

Group B - Church of England

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Jeff Williams

Group B - Church of England

Absent

Deputy

Sue Bowen

Group B - Church of England

Not required

Committee Member

Rachel Jackson

Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel

Absent

Committee Member

Group C - Vacancy

Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel

Not required

Co-opted Member

Rhiannon Love

Co-opted Member - Higher Education

Absent

Co-opted Member

Alasdair Richardson

Co-opted Member - Higher Education

Apologies

Committee Member

Danny Habel

Group A - Jewish Community

Apologies

Committee Member

Chris Hughes

Group A - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Apologies

Committee Member

Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo

Group A - Muslim

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Group B - Vacancy

Group B - Church of England

Not required

Deputy

Robert Sanders

Group B - Church of England

Present, as substitute

Committee Member

Maureen Barnes

Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Carson Elday

Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel

Apologies

Co-opted Member

Gill Heron

Co-opted Member - Academy Schools

Absent

Agenda

1 Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes Apologies were received from Chris Hughes, Rhian Jones, Danny Habel, Carson Elday, Alasdair Richardson, Yasmeen Hussain, Sue Bowen and Councillor Juliet Henderson.

2 Declarations of Interest

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

No declarations were made.

Minutes Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

3 Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

Attachments:

Document Minutes Public Pack, 01/07/2025 Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education 24 Oct 2025

Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed as an accurate record.

4 Deputations

To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.

Minutes There were no deputations recieved.

5 Chairman's Announcements

To receive any Chairman’s announcements.

Minutes The Chairman noted his recent visit to Algeria and updated members on some of the visits he had made to religious sites.

6 Feedback on SACRE Activities

To invite SACRE members to provide verbal updates on any recent activities, events, or engagements undertaken in their capacity as SACRE representatives, which may be of interest or benefit to the wider membership.

Minutes Members shared feedback on recent activities. It was noted that a £20,000 grant had been secured to launch a two-year project aimed at tackling antisemitism in schools. The initiative included the development of educational resources, which were expected to be made available through the RE Moodle platform once available.

7 Monitoring Group

To receive a report from the Director of Children’s Services regarding the activities and discussions of the monitoring group in relation to the monitoring of RE and the implementation of Living Difference IV.

Attachments:

Document Monitoring group report November 2025 24 Oct 2025

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education received a report from the Director of Children’s Services providing an update on the activities of the Monitoring Group at its recent meeting on the 25 September 2025.

In response to Members’ questions, it was noted that:

· The long-term objective was to build on the success of the Youth Voice relaunch event by increasing the number of events held throughout the year.

· In relation to section 3.1 of the report, officers were considering additional incentives to encourage schools to complete the annual survey, aiming to boost response rates. This approach would also allow identification of non-responding schools, enabling targeted engagement efforts.

RESOLVED:

That the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education notes the report.

8 Key National and Local RE Matters

To receive a report from the Director of Children’s Services on developments in relation to the work of the Religious Education Council, RE Research and other key national and local RE matters.

Attachments:

Document Key National and Local Matters report November 2025 24 Oct 2025

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education received a report from the Director of Children’s Services setting out key national and local RE matters.

RESOLVED:

That the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education notes the report.

9 Hampshire SACRE Annual Report 2024-25

To receive from the Director of Children’s Services Hampshire SACRE’s Annual Report for 2024 to 2025.

Attachments:

Document Hampshire SACRE annual report draft September 2025 24 Oct 2025
Document Appendix 2 - 3 year action plan 2024-2027 24 Oct 2025

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education received the Annual Report for 2024/25.

RESOLVED:

That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education approves its Annual Report.

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