Purpose

The purpose of the report is to inform the Committee of the level of available capital resources allocated to support education buildings and to recommend a capital programme for 2024/25 in respect of School Condition
Allocation (SCA) and Basic Need funding

Decision

RESOLVED:

That Children Families & Schools Committee

1. 1      That the level of available capital resources totalling £4.200m for investment relating to education buildings financed from capital grant be noted.
2. 2      That Committee agree the allocation of funding as shown in Appendices 1 and 2 and recommend this to Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee on 14 March 2024 for inclusion within the Council’s Capital Investment Programme 2024/25.
3. 3      That Committee agree to recommend to Strategy Finance & City

Regeneration Committee that they grant delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Property & Design to procure the capital maintenance and basic need works and enter into contracts within these budgets, as required, in accordance with Contract Standing Orders in respect of the entire Education Capital Programme.

That Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee

1. 1      That the level of available capital resources totalling £4.200m for investment relating to education buildings financed from capital grant be noted.
2. 2      That Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee agree the allocation of funding as shown in Appendices 1 and 2 for inclusion within the Council’s Capital Investment Programme 2024/25.
3. 3      That Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee agree to grant

delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Property & Design to procure the capital maintenance and basic need works and enter into contracts within these budgets, as required, in accordance with Contract Standing Orders in respect of the entire Education Capital Programme.