On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care, Cabinet agreed the following:
(i) To add, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a sum of £1.3M to the Education & Children’s Social Care Capital Programme for phase 1 of the expansion of Springwell School funded from non-ringfenced Department of Education Basic Need capital grant.
(ii) To agree for further work to continue so that detailed proposals and costings can be brought back to a future Cabinet meeting on the longer-term plan to create the further capacity required at Springwell School.