Issue - meetings

Report RES13178

On 24^th July 2013, the Executive received the 1^st quarterly capital monitoring report for 2013/14 and agreed a revised Capital Programme for the four year period 2013/14 to 2016/17.  The Sub-Committee considered a report highlighting the changes agreed by the Executive in respect of the Capital Programme for the Education Portfolio.

In considering capital maintenance in schools, Councillor Julian Grainger queried how works in schools were costed and noted a recent example where windows of a high specification had been installed in a Bromley school.  The Head of Education, Care and Health Services Finance confirmed that schools were required to obtain three quotes for capital maintenance work and that any additional works must be funded by the school.  The Local Authority was responsible for funding capital maintenance works in Local Authority maintained schools and this was funded from a Government grant.

RESOLVED that the revised capital programme agreed by the Executive on 24^th July 2013 be recommended to the Portfolio Holder for Education for approval.