Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Learning detailing proposals for the distribution of available resources within the Children’s Services and Learning Capital Programme for 2011/12, attached. 

DECISION MADE: (Ref CAB 11/12 6389)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Learning detailing proposals for the distribution of available resources within the Children’s Services and Learning Capital Programme for 2011/12, Cabinet agreed:

(i)  Subject to complying with Financial and Contract Procedure Rules, to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services and Learning, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Learning, to do anything necessary to give effect to the recommendations in this report.

(ii)  To add, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a sum of £3,474,600 to the Children’s Services and Learning Capital Programme, funded from Capital Maintenance Grant, for the following schemes:

·  £1,353,000 Special school estate;

·  £1,000,000 Pupil Referral Unit;

·  £400,000 School Solar Power Installation;

·  £200,000 Health and Safety;

·  £100,000 Asbestos Management; and

·  £421,600 School Capital Maintenance.

(iii)  To vire, in accordance with the Financial Procedure Rules, a sum of £5,147,000 from the 14-19 Diplomas, SEN and Disabilities budget to the following schemes:

·  £4,500,000 Secondary School estate; and

·  £647,000 Special School estate.

(iv)  To approve, in accordance with the Financial Procedure Rules, capital expenditure of £1,121,600 from the Children’s Services and Learning Capital Programme, for the following projects:

·  £400,000 School Solar Power Installation;

·  £200,000 Health and Safety;

·  £100,000 Asbestos Management; and

·  £421,600 School Capital Maintenance.

(v)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director for Children’s Services and Learning in consultation with the Director of Corporate Services, following consultation with the Cabinet Members for Children’s Services and Resources to take any action necessary to facilitate the use and occupation of the Former Millbrook Community School site for the provision of children’s services, including services ancillary to those functions, subject to compliance with any statutory requirements. This delegation shall include, but is not limited to, the power to grant or acquire property and contractual interests in the site to deliver such services.

(vi)  To note that further reports requesting approval to spend will be brought back to Cabinet presenting detailed proposals for the Secondary and Special Estates and investment in the Pupil Referral Unit.