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Report of Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care seeking to increase capacity at Springwell School, attached.

The report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care was submitted seeking to increase capacity at Springwell School.

RESOLVED

(i)  that in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a sum of £9.67M be added to the Education and Children’s Social Care Capital Programme for Phase 2 of the expansion of Springwell School funded from Council resources; and

(ii)  that in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, capital expenditure of £9.67M, phased £0.10M in 2015/16, £0.70M in 2016/17, £7.70M in 2017/18 and £1.17M in 2018/19 within the Education and Children’s Social Care Capital programme to deliver the expansion of the school be approved.

NOTE:  Councillor Fitzhenry declared a Pecuniary Interest in the above matter, as a supplier of goods to the school, and left the meeting during the consideration of the matter.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care seeking to increase the capacity at Springwell School, attached.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 15/16 16743)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care and having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  Subject to Council approval of recommendations (iv) and (v) below, to authorise the expansion of Springwell Special School (Phase 2) and to procure the works and all associated delivery services in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Service Director: Children’s and Families following consultation with the Service Director: Legal & Governance and the Acting Service Director: Strategic Finance and Commercialisation to do anything necessary to procure the expansion works and services together with anything ancillary to, necessary for or calculated to facilitate the expansion.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Service Director: Children’s and Families to consult on, publish and, in the absence of any objections, to determine statutory school organisation proposals to expand Springwell Special School by 28 pupil places together with the associated physical enlargement in accordance with the requirements of the School Standards & Framework Act 1998 and statutory school organisation guidance. In the event that objections to the proposals are received in the statutory representation period, to note that a further report to Cabinet will be required.