Decision details

Schools Capital Programme 2021 - 2024

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The council receives grant funding annually from the Department for Education for the school condition and maintenance programme. This grant covers major programmes of work relating to the condition and maintenance of school building, material infrastructure upgrades and key reactive maintenance projects.

Many of the schools in the borough are relatively old and therefore have significant condition issues. This report sets out a proposed programme of £10,318,807 over three years to significantly enhance the condition of school buildings

Decision:

AGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CABINET MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

1.            To approve a schools capital budget of £10,318,807 over the three years 2021-2024 for the programme of works as set out in Appendix A.

 

2.            To delegate the decision to commit expenditure within the schools’ capital programme to the Director of Education, in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services,  the Director of Finance and with the Cabinet Member for Children and Education.

Report author: Anthony Mugan

Publication date: 07/09/2021

Date of decision: 06/09/2021

Decided at meeting: 06/09/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 10/09/2021

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