Issue details

Ridge View School - Capital Funding

To seek approval for the allocation of funding from the Special School Review capital budget

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Division affected: Tonbridge;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/06/2016

Decision due: Not before 7th Jul 2016 by Leader and Cabinet Member for Health Reform

Lead member: Leader and Cabinet Member for Health Reform

Lead director: Keith Abbott

Department: Education & Young People's Services

Contact: Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer - West Kent 03000 412209 Email: jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk.

Consultees

15 December 2015 - The Commissioning Plan for Education Provision 2016-20 was endorsed by the Cabinet Committee prior to the final version being considered and approved by Cabinet on 21 March 2016.

On 15 December 2015 - Proposed alterations to Ridge View School (Tonbridge) – the proposed changes were endorsed by the Cabinet Committee prior to approval from the Cabinet Member.

Statutory consultation was undertaken on the expansion of Ridge View School. Planning approval was obtained in April 2016.

At its meeting on 1 July 2016 the Education and Young People’s Cabinet Committee resolved to endorse the proposed decision to allocate an additional 2.1m from Special School Review budget to rebuild and expand Ridge View School (Tonbridge).

Financial implications: Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer for West Kent 03000 412209 Jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk

Legal implications: 16/00053

Equalities implications: Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer for West Kent 03000 412209 Jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk

Decisions