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Salford City Council - Record of
Decision
 
I, Councillor Cammell, Lead Member
for Children’s Services,
in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council
Constitution do hereby approve:
the indicative budgets costs to enable the creation of additional
capacity at Buile Hill Academy and Salford City Academy High
Schools to support the city’s secondary school
population.
 
The Reasons are: To enable the Local Authority to
continue meet its statutory to duty in relation to the provision of
sufficient school places and enable the young people of the city to
access local school provision.
 
Options considered and rejected
were: Not Applicable
 
Assessment of Risk: If the city council does not
increase its secondary school provision to meet the projected
demand, then the city council would not be fulfilling its statutory
duty in relation to the provision of sufficient school
places.
 
The
source of funding is: The capital costs will
be met from within the councils Basic Need grant
allocations. Funding for these works will be
awarded in the form of a grant allocations, in line with the
relevant agreement and commitment.
 
Equality Impact Assessment: All
works will be undertaken in accordance with relevant equality and
DDA legislation and guidance.
 
Legal Advice obtained: Nicky Smith, Senior
Solicitor. The proposals will enable the Council to comply with its
statutory duty under the Education Act 1996 to provide sufficient
places for secondary education in its area.
Financial Advice obtained:
Natalie Birchall –
Finance Manager. The indicative capital costs for both schemes
detailed in this report, will be funded from within the councils
Basic Need grant allocations, to the value of £1.00m.
Provision is included within the Children’s Services Capital
Programme. The funding will
be awarded to both Multi Academy Trusts in the form of a Grant and
will be awarded in line with the relevant agreement, funds will
only be passed once the projects have commenced.
Spend will be closely monitored to
ensure the final project costs where possible do not exceed this
figure.
 
Procurement Advice Obtained:
Deborah Derbyshire, Category Manager Procurement. There are no
procurement implications as the delivery of the scheme will be led
by the relevant Multi Academy Trusts and their external partners,
the procurement and delivery of the scheme should be in line with
the procurement rules, also following their own governance
procedures.
 
HR Advice
obtained: N/A
 
Climate Change Advice
obtained: N/A
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
The
relevant documents contain exempt or confidential information and
are not available for public inspection.

Contact Officer: Craig
Monaghan/Paula Newall           
Telephone number: 0339/0447
 
(Please delete from the list below any which are not
relevant).
 
The appropriate scrutiny to
call-in the decision is the Children’s Scrutiny
Panel                

Signed:       Councillor Jim
Cammell           
       Dated:
   16.06.23                                                 
Lead
Member for Children’s and Young People Services
 

For
Democratic Services use only

 

This decision was
published on
16.06.23                                       

This decision will
come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 23.06.23                   
                              
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.