Purpose

1)     
Five Public Forum Statements

2)     
Equalities Impact Assessment

3)     
Eco Impact Assessment

Content

That Cabinet:

1.     
Approved the principles and mitigations (Appendix A1) that will
form the basis of the Safety Valve agreement between the Council
and the Department for Education including the allocation of
general fund resources as approved in the Council’s 2024/25
budget on 28 February 2024.

2.     
Approved, if the DfE accept the proposal, entering into the Safety
Valve Agreement between Bristol City Council and the Department for
Education.

3.     
Authorised the Chief Executive, S151 Officer and the Executive
Director Children and Education in consultation with the Mayor,
Deputy Mayors and Cabinet Members for Children's Services,
Education and Equalities and Cabinet member for Finance,
Governance, Property and Culture to take all steps required to
enter the Safety Valve Agreement and resolve any minor technical
issues to the text, which do not materially alter the substance of
the Agreement.

4.     
Endorsed the application for, and subsequent acceptance of,
additional DSG funding of £53.0 million in relation to the
Safety Valve Programme.

5.     
Noted the bid for additional High Need Capital Allocation funding
of £28.2 million submitted on 5 January 2024 and if
successful, a further report will be brought to Cabinet in April to
seek approval to accept and spend this funding.

6.     
Authorised the Director of Education and Skills and Director of
Finance, in consultation with Cabinet Member for Children's
Services, Education and Equalities to approve revenue funding and
to take all steps required to deliver the Safety Valve Programme
including procuring and awarding and extending/varying contracts
which may be over the key decision threshold.

7.     
Authorised the Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier
Relations to approve appropriate procurement routes to market where
these are not yet fully defined in this report, or if changes to
procurement routes are subsequently required.