To consider the report of a Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care - seeking to approve a commitment to spend £9.6m for the expansion of Springwell Special School.
Note: Consideration of the report is being undertaken in line with Paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. This will allow Cabinet to recommend to Council the commitment so as to not further delay this project and subsequently increase the associated costs in terms of temporary accommodation, out of city placements/transport and tribunals. Any delay may result in insufficient special school places by September 2017.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Bitterne;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/03/2016
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
Agreement is needed on this expansion programme to enable the work to be initiated and a decision to be made before the end of this financial year
Decision due: 15 Mar 2016 by Cabinet
Decision due: 16 Mar 2016 by Council
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Social Care
Lead director:
Department: Education and Children's Social Care Portfolio
Contact: Jo Cassey 02380833347 Email: jo.cassey@southampton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Circulation of the draft report
Consultees
Cabinet member
LA officers
DCS
Public Comments may be sent to: N/A