Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Windsor

To note the report and:

i)               Approve the school condition capital schemes for 2023/24 set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II).

ii)              Recommend the school condition capital schemes for 2024/25 as set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II), for inclusion 2024/25 capital programme, to Council.

iii)             Delegate approval of further projects for inclusion in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 SCA capital programme to the Director of Children’s Services and Education in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Windsor.

iv)             Note the indicative programme of capital schemes for 2025/26 and 2026/27.

v)              Delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services and the Procurement Manager to undertake procurement and enter into contracts for the delivery of the schemes set out at Appendix C, including where varied under recommendation (ii).

vi)             Request that consideration be given to establishing a corporate revenue fund for survey and feasibility works relating to the maintenance and development of the council’s assets.

AGREED: To note the report and:

i)               Approved the school condition capital schemes for 2023/24 set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II).

ii)              Recommended the school condition capital schemes for 2024/25 as set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II), for inclusion 2024/25 capital programme, to Council.

iii)             Delegated approval of further projects for inclusion in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 SCA capital programme to the Director of Children’s Services and Education in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Windsor.

iv)             Noted the indicative programme of capital schemes for 2025/26 and 2026/27.

v)              Delegated authority to the Director of Children’s Services and the Procurement Manager to undertake procurement and enter into contracts for the delivery of the schemes set out at Appendix C, including where varied under recommendation (ii).

vi)             Requested that consideration be given to establishing a corporate revenue fund for survey and feasibility works relating to the maintenance and development of the council’s assets.

Councillor Tisi outlined the report that was before Cabinet. A grant was received from central government to fun capital schemes in maintained schools for projects such as replacing boilers or roofs for example. There was an expected receival of £1.17 million, however this would be made final in March 2024. Proposed works included the replacing/repairing of roofs and also changes in boilers too from oil based to a new air sourced one. She then said that routine survey work was very important to identify issues and fix them, prior to them becoming very expensive to address. This had not been carried by the previous administration, due to no revenue funding having been allocated.

Councillor Hill wished to reinforce Councillor Tisi’s request for revenue funding on regularly surveying schools. Routine repairs and maintenance would ensure that a large bill was not incurred later down the line.

Cabinet considered the part II appendix in part I and therefore did not move into part II.

AGREED: To note the report and:

i)               Approved the school condition capital schemes for 2023/24 set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II).

ii)             Recommended the school condition capital schemes for 2024/25 as set out in Appendix C, and their budgets as set out in Appendix D (Part II), for inclusion 2024/25 capital programme, to Council.

iii)            Delegated approval of further projects for inclusion in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 SCA capital programme to the Director of Children’s Services and Education in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Windsor.

iv)            Noted the indicative programme of capital schemes for 2025/26 and 2026/27.

v)             Delegated authority to the Director of Children’s Services and the Procurement Manager to undertake procurement and enter into contracts for the delivery of the schemes set out at Appendix C, including where varied under recommendation (ii).

vi)             Requested that consideration be given to establishing a corporate revenue fund for survey and feasibility works relating to the maintenance and development of the council’s assets.