As Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, I agree:
(i) that a Free School Presumption Competition process can commence in order to seek applications from potential sponsors to run a new Secondary School in Dartford, within the Alkerden development on Eastern Quarry, which forms part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City.
(ii) that a Free School Presumption Competition process can commence in order to seek applications from potential sponsors to run a new Primary School in Dartford, within the Ebbsfleet Green development, which forms part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City.
(iii) to allocate £2.5m from the Basic Need Capital Programme Budget to fund the provision of the second FE of the proposed 2FE Primary School on Ebbsfleet Green.
(iv) to authorise the Director of Infrastructure in consultation with General Counsel to enter into any necessary contracts/agreements on behalf of the County Council.
(v) to authorise the Director of Infrastructure to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts.
(In the event of an increase of costs exceeding 10% of the allocated funding, a further decision will be required.)