Decision - Education Capital Resources and Capital Investment Programme 2024-25

Brighton and Hove Children, Families & Schools Committee, Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee Decided 14 Mar 2024 GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Children, Families & Schools Committee, Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee

Report author

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Published

14 Mar 2024

Reference

7174

As published

the council's own words, unedited

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

RESOLVED: That Children Families & Schools Committee 2.1 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. 2.3 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 2.1 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. 2.3 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.

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The report proposed an education capital programme for 2024/25 using £4.200 million of capital grant funding, alongside other available resources, to maintain and improve school buildings and provide additional specialist education places. It also sought delegated authority for the Assistant Director of Property & Design to procure works and enter into contracts within the approved budgets.

Recommendation

Note the £4.200 million of available capital resources, agree the allocations in Appendices 1 and 2 for inclusion in the Council’s Capital Investment Programme 2024/25, and grant delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Property & Design to procure capital maintenance and basic need works and enter into contracts within the approved budgets.

Financial impact

£4.200 million of capital grant funding for education buildings, with total new Local Authority resources of £4.300 million including estimated £0.600 million Services to Schools income.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Strategy Finance & City Regeneration Committee

Date in document

14 Mar 2024

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove City Councilcommunity schoolsVoluntary Aided schoolsacademiesfree schoolspupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilitiespupils with Education, Health and Care Plansschools and learners requiring SEMH and Alternative Provision

Next steps

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Include the agreed funding allocations in the Council’s Capital Investment Programme 2024/25.
The Assistant Director of Property & Design will procure capital maintenance and basic need works and enter into contracts within the approved budgets.
Detailed project consultation and reports will be undertaken for individual schemes where required.
Any additional government grant funding will be reported separately or through Targeted Budget Management update reports.

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