80 Capital Programme – 2019/20 - KEY DECISION PDF 73 KB
Minutes:
The Board considered a
report of the Strategic Director, People, which provided a summary of the
Capital Programmes for 2019/20 for the People Directorate.
The Board was advised
that the Department for Education (DfE) had not yet
announced the Capital Grant Allocation for 2019/20 at the time of writing the
report. However, given the timescales for some of the capital projects, the
report used the 2018/19 allocation as the basis for presenting this report to
the Board.
In addition, it was
reported that the DfE had announced the Special
Provision Capital Funding for local authorities to invest in provision for
children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, aged
0-25, to improve the quality and range of provision available. It had been
confirmed that the Local Authority would receive an additional amount, which
took the total allocation over a three year period to £616,279.
The Board was reminded
that at its meeting on 20 September 2018, works to create Foundation/Key Stage
1 Social Emotional and Mental Health Resource bases at Beechwood
Primary School and Halton Lodge Primary School, were approved. It was noted
that the Local Authority would therefore be allocating an element of its School
Condition Allocation Funding towards this scheme.
Reason(s) for Decision
To deliver and implement the Capital
Programmes.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Implementation Date
Capital Programmes for 2019/20 would be
implemented with effect from 1 April 2019.
RESOLVED: That
1)
the position regarding
capital funding from the Department for Education for 2019/20, be noted;
2)
the proposals to be
funded from the School Condition Capital Allocation, be approved; and
3)
Council be recommended
to approve the Capital Allocations for inclusion in the Budget report.