Decision details
Secondary School Expansion Programme - Update and Approval of Capital Funding
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider proposals to establish a Secondary school expansion programme to meet the projected demand for secondary school places as set out in the School Place Planning Strategy 2019-2023.
Decision:
RESOLVED
i) Cabinet approved the secondary school expansion programme as described in paragraph 3.15 of the report.
ii) Cabinet allocated £35.1m of capital funding to deliver a phased secondary school expansion programme.
iii) Cabinet noted that further reports will be brought to Cabinet seeking approval of capital allocations to individual projects from the overall programme funding based on detailed project business cases.
iv) Cabinet noted that the Strategic Director of Regeneration & Environment will make decision/s to award one or more low/medium value services contracts for the consultant team required to deliver the secondary school expansion programme.
Reason Key: Affects more than 2 wards;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Brian Grady, Operational Director, Safeguarding, Partnerships & Strategy Email: Brian.Grady@brent.gov.uk Tel: 0208 937 4173.
Report author: Brian Grady
Publication date: 15/10/2019
Date of decision: 14/10/2019
Decided at meeting: 14/10/2019 - Cabinet
Effective from: 22/10/2019
Accompanying Documents:
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