Purpose

Update
on various elements of the Children’s Services Capital programme, including the
SEND programme, with a view to clarifying or seeking delegations to allow the
programmes to progress.

Content

(a)          
That
the budget and funding allocations to projects within Appendix A of the report
of 11 November 2025 (current Capital Programme), be approved. 

 

(b)          
That
authority be delegated to the Executive Director of People –
Children’s, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services,
Education & Skills and the Corporate Director Finance &
Commercial/Chief Financial Officer & S151 Officer to agree funding allocation
of up to £500,000 for any new project, provided those allocations were within
the overall Capital Programme budget.

 

(c)          
That
authority be delegated to the Executive Director of Place, in consultation with
the Executive Director of People – Children’s and Cabinet Members for
Children’s Services, Education and Skills and Property & Assets and
Economic Growth and the Corporate Director Finance & Commercial/Chief
Financial Officer & S151 Officer to procure and award contracts, or release
agreed funding to third parties delivering projects, for any project within
Cabinet approved Appendix A, of the report, provided the project cost was
contained within the overall programme budget.

 

Reason for the
decision

 

To draw together
several previous delegations against individual Capital programme budgets to
ensure consistency across programmes. To ensure appropriate oversight and
authority was in place to allow projects to progress through from inception to
delivery.