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Education Planned Maintenance Programme 2022/23

Meeting: 15/06/2022 - Children, Education and Families Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 12)

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Minutes:

The report set out the Education Planned Maintenance Programme 2022/23.

 

The Local Authority received an annual School Conditions Allocation from the Department of Education to undertake capital maintenance works at Local Authority Maintained Schools.  The allocation for 2022/23 was made on the basis of six remaining Local Authority Maintained Schools and would be distributed with reference to the schools’ premises development maintenance plans and condition surveys as well as the Department for Education’s Condition Data Collection reports.  The Local Authority was also allocated £466k of Salix Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 3 funding towards the replacement of the heating system at Southborough Primary School.  The estimated total value of this scheme was £825k with the Local Authority’s contribution of £359k partly funded by £133k funding carried forward from the 2020/21 and 2021/22 School Conditions Allocation.

 

In presenting the report, the Head of Strategic Place Planning confirmed that there were no major issues around the condition of the six remaining Local Authority Maintained Schools in Bromley.  The Local Authority had been included in a recent report around school condition by the Department for Education and would be following this up with respect to the condition of academies in the borough to ensure there were no concerns around the learning environment of Bromley pupils.  In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Strategic Place Planning explained that Downe Primary School was currently consulting its governors on moving to academy status but that this would not impact any allocations to Downe Primary School within the Education Planned Maintenance Programme 2022/23.

 

RESOLVED: That the Portfolio Holder be recommended to:

 

·  Note the School Condition Allocation of £383k from the Department for Education to support the capital maintenance of community and foundation schools within Bromley during 2022/23;

 

·  Note the allocation of £466k of Salix Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 3 funding to the Local Authority for 2022/23;

 

·  Authorises the proposed expenditure of £982k capital funding allocation to the six remaining Community and Foundation schools as set out in Report CEF22034;

 

·  Agree that the maintenance works be procured either through open procurement or via the Council’s in-house Corporate Property Team. The Council may also on occasion delegate funds to schools to deliver capital works; and,

 

·  Delegate authority to the Director of Education to authorise the allocation of the £383k School Condition Allocation received for 2022/23.