As Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, I agree to:
1) APPROVE the allocation of £1,409,507 from the Children, Young People and Education Services Basic Need Capital Budget to complete the pre-construction design activities required to establish a new primary school at Paddock Wood.
2) AUTHORISE the initiation of the presumption process required to establish a new primary school at Paddock Wood.
3) DELEGATE authority to the Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Director of Education and SEND, and the Head of Law to take relevant actions, to deliver the pre-construction phase, including but not limited to negotiating, entering into and finalising the terms of relevant contracts, contract variations or other legal agreements (including granting of leases for utility installations for over 20 years, if necessary) as required, to implement the decision; and
4) AGREE for the Director of Infrastructure, to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements, with authority to enter variations as envisaged under the contracts. Variations to contract value to be no more than 10% above the capital funding agreed by the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills without requiring a new Record of Decision.