Issue - decisions

As the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, I agree to:

1. Allocate up to a total of £1.2m from either the Children’s, Young People and Education capital or revenue budgets, as appropriate, to continue to deliver the policy objective of ensuring Chilmington Green Secondary School can move into its permanent buildings in the academic year 2025-26.
2. APPROVE the updated temporary accommodation arrangements, subject to requirement as set out in the report.
3. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Director of Education and SEND, the General Counsel and the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills to enter into any negotiations, contracts or contract variations that may be required. This includes enabling funding provided under this and previous related key decisions 21/00014, 22/00080, and 23/00057 to be used as a collective to deliver the policy objective.
4. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Infrastructure to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under any of these contracts and to take other relevant actions, including but not limited to entering into other contracts or legal agreements, as necessary to implement the decision.