The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Question and officer response was noted.

DECISION

1.    To authorise the grant of a 125-year lease to the Mulberry Schools Trust for Canon Barnett primary school

2.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, to agree final terms and conditions for the grant of the new lease.

3.    To authorise the execution of any other land related agreement to allow for the Mulberry Schools Trust operation of the Academy from the transfer date

4.    To authorise the council to enter into commercial and staffing transfer agreements on suitably agreed terms.

5.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Children and Culture, after consultation with the Corporate Director, Resources, and Director of Legal, to enter into and undertake remaining issues and/or agreements associated with the conversion.

6.    To authorise the Director of Legal (Monitoring Officer), to execute all documentation required to implement the decisions.

7.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Resources, to execute the Local Government (Contract) Act 1997 Certificate required to implement the decisions.

8.    To note the equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 5.1 of the report.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (J. THOMAS)

(Head of Strategy and Policy – Children and Culture (L. Richards)

Councillor Asma Begum, Statutory Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Children, Youth Services, Education and Equalities, introduced the report on the Academy Conversion of Canon Barnett Primary School. It was noted that this was a technical report where the Council is obliged to support the School’s conversion to academy status. However, the Council is supportive of the Academy conversion to help secure the future of the school.

The Mayor noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Question and officer response and proposed the recommendations as set out. These were unanimously agreed by the Members present and it was:

RESOLVED

1.    To authorise the grant of a 125-year lease to the Mulberry Schools Trust for Canon Barnett primary school

2.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, to agree final terms and conditions for the grant of the new lease.

3.    To authorise the execution of any other land related agreement to allow for the Mulberry Schools Trust operation of the Academy from the transfer date

4.    To authorise the council to enter into commercial and staffing transfer agreements on suitably agreed terms.

5.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Children and Culture, after consultation with the Corporate Director, Resources, and Director of Legal, to enter into and undertake remaining issues and/or agreements associated with the conversion.

6.    To authorise the Director of Legal (Monitoring Officer), to execute all documentation required to implement the decisions.

7.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Resources, to execute the Local Government (Contract) Act 1997 Certificate required to implement the decisions.

8.    To note the equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 5.1 of the report.