Decision details

Supplementary Capital Programme for Schools 2021/2022

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Schedule of maintenance and priority projects additional to those approved by Cabinet in March 2021. Works will be procured via the County Council's Maintenance Framework agreement.

Decisions:

“It is essential that children and young people in the county have access to a good, local school.

 

Our capital programme for the next year is designed to ensure we make the most of the funding we have, and work with schools to improve school infrastructure. This way, we can ensure the county’s children are learning in the best environment possible.

 

Added to this, the extra funding from government means we can really make an impact in terms of making schools more sustainable and contribute to the reduction in our carbon footprint”.

 

Jonathan Price, Cabinet Member for Education (and SEND)

 

Reasons for the Decision – To consider the Capital Programme for Schools Phase 2 for 2021/22 which provides an increased amount of Central Government funding for the upkeep of the Council’s maintained schools.

 

Decision – That the Schools Capital Programme Phase 2 2021/22 investment proposal, as set out in the report and supporting

Appendices, be approved

 

(b) That the Assistant Director for Commercial and Assets monitors progress and makes any necessary in-year alterations in agreement with the Cabinet Member for Education (and SEND).

Report author: Jason Wilkinson

Publication date: 21/10/2021

Date of decision: 20/10/2021

Decided at meeting: 20/10/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 27/10/2021

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