Purpose

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the
Local Authority’s plans to charge maintained schools for the
costs of conversion to become an Academy School on a full cost
recovery model.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered a proposal for the Council to adopt a policy which
enables it to recover the costs incurred through the conversion of
a school into an academy trust, and has:-
 
(1) Given approval be
given to the proposed cost recovery policy as detailed in the
report.
 
(2) Delegated
authority to the Director of Education, Work and Skills, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Families &
Education, to determine what works and costs may be charged to the
school, indicated in Section 4 of the report.
 
(3) Delegated
authority to the Director for Education, Work and Skills to
determine whether a school may be charged for a delayed or deferred
conversion.