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Capital Investment Programme for School Place Sufficiency for Children and Young People with SEND

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve a Capital Investment Programme to meet the demand for SEND school places by construction of a new build SEND School, Additionally ResourcedProvision (ARP), expansion of existing SEND schools and capital improvement projects.

 

Decision:

Cabinet RESOLVED:

 

(1)     To approve the SEN Capital Programme as detailed within the report.

 

(2)     To allocate £44.19m of capital funding to deliver the programme.

 

(3)     To delegate authority to approve the project business cases to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Strategic Director of Children and Young People and the Director of Finance.

 

(4)     To delegate authority to agree pre-tender considerations, procure and award the necessary technical, consultancy and services contracts valued in excess of £2m and works contracts valued in excess of £5m to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Schools, Employment and Skills and the Strategic Director for Children and Young People.

 

(5)     To note that further reports would be brought forward providing updates on progress on the delivery of the programme.

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Nigel Chapman, Corporate Director Children, Young People and Community Development Email: nigel.chapman@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 4456, Nick Ljustina, Director of Property & Assets Email: nick.ljustina@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 5025.

Report author: Nigel Chapman

Publication date: 18/01/2022

Date of decision: 17/01/2022

Decided at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 25/01/2022

Accompanying Documents:

 

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