Decision Details

Report of Director for Education & Skills

To seek approval for the Project Definition Document (PDD) for the School Condition Programme and Schools’ Basic Need Programme 2020/21 plus ‘Future Years’. To note the allocation of Free School grant towards the proposed presumption Free School.

Capital expenditure in excess of £1m

Significant effect on communities in two or more wards

On 21 April 2020, Cabinet:-

1. Noted the progress on the delivery of the Schools’ Condition Programme and Schools’ Basic Need Capital Programme, as outlined in the report;
   
   

2. Approved the Project Definition Document (PDD) for the Schools’ Condition Programme (Appendix 2) and the anticipated allocation of £13.000m for the delivery of this programme (Appendix 1);
   
   

3. Approved the PDD for the Schools’ Basic Need Programme (Appendix 3) for the delivery of this programme;
   
   

4. Approved the allocation of £5.000m of Basic Need Grant for the development of Feasibility Studies to inform Full Business Cases in order to deliver the Basic Need programme;
   
   

5. Noted that in dual funded projects, approval will only be sought for the Council’s contribution to the cost of the project;
   
   

6. Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documents to give effect to the above recommendations.