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Home > Council & democracy > Council meetings > Agenda item - PRE-DECISION SCRUTINY OF UNRESTRICTED CABINET PAPERS

Agenda item

PRE-DECISION SCRUTINY OF UNRESTRICTED CABINET PAPERS

  • Meeting of Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Tuesday, 12th May, 2015 7.15 p.m. (Item 9.)

To consider and agree pre-decision scrutiny questions/comments to be presented to Cabinet.

 

(Time allocated – 30 minutes).

Minutes:

The Committee considered the following reports prior to the consideration by the Executive on 13th May, 2015.

 

Education, Social Care and Wellbeing Capital Programme 2015/16

 

The Committee noted that this report advised the Cabinet on the 2015/18 Education, Social Care and Wellbeing (ESCW) Capital Programme and seeks various approvals as set out below:

 

1.         Note the contents of this report and specifically the anticipated out-turn for the 2014/15 ESCW Capital Programme (detailed in Appendix A) and proposed allocation of the funding available in 2015/18 (as detailed in Appendix B);

2.         Approve the adoption of capital estimates for the 2015/16 capital condition and improvement programme schemes in schools and service premises as shown in Appendix C (Schools and Children’s Services) and Appendix D (Adult Services) and authorise expenditure;

3.         Approve the adoption of a capital estimate of £350,000 for the additional dining accommodation at Oaklands School;

4.         Note the completed projects within the Primary Capital Programme (PCP) schemes as shown in Appendix D;

5.         Note the Primary School Expansion Programme as detailed in Appendix E;

6.         Approve the adoption of a capital estimate of £750,000 to cover the costs of developing proposals to be considered for inclusion in the capital programme and authorise expenditure;

7.         Approve the adoption of a capital estimate of £300,000 for the costs of providing additional short term accommodation if required for additional pupils until major works have been carried out to provide permanent additional school places and authorise expenditure;

8.         Note progress with creating early education provision and further consultation with providers as shown in Appendix D;

9.         Note the proposed procurement approach for the capital works to provide 6th form accommodation at Stepney Green School (paragraph 3.55);

 

10.       Agree that Council-approved Frameworks be used, where appropriate, to deliver the various projects within the approved programmes;

11.       Authorise the Corporate Director of ESCW, in respect of all proposed tenders referred to in this report, to agree tenders for projects within the approved programmes and capital estimate;

12.       Authorise the Corporate Director of ESCW to prepare and carry out a Bill of Reductions for any scheme exceeding the approved budget, where relevant to ensure expenditure is contained within the agreed costs

 

As a result of discussions on this report the Committee

 

RESOLVED to support the recommendations as outlined in the report.

 

Primary School Places Programme

 

The Committee noted that this report included proposals for two sites to provide additional primary school capacity to meet the rising need for school places in the borough.  These sites are the Former Bromley Hall Special School and the former site of Bow Boys’ School.   Both sites are currently vacant and provide opportunities to be brought into primary school use.

 

It was noted that Cabinet is recommended to: 

 
  1. Approve the adoption of a capital estimate of £9.0m for the proposed works to the former Bromley Hall Special School;
  2. Delegate to the Corporate Director, Development & Renewal, the power to appropriate  land in Lochnagar Street shown in Appendix A from the HRA to the General Fund for Education purposes, subject to prior consultation with the Service Head – Legal Services, and agree that the land is incorporated into Bromley Hall School site;
  3. Approve the proposed procurement of works to the Bromley Hall School by use of a suitable pre-tendered framework;
  4. Approve the adoption of a capital estimate of £11m for the proposed works to the former site of Bow Boys’ School;
  5. Approve the proposed procurement approach for the former Bow Boys’ School site of working with Tower Hamlets Schools Ltd ;
  6. Authorise the Corporate Director of ESCW to agree tenders for projects referred to in this report within the approved programmes and capital estimate; and
  7. Authorise the Corporate Director, Development and Renewal, following consultation with the Service Head – Legal Services, to agree and enter into the contracts required to give effect to the above recommendations.

 

As a result of discussions on this report the Committee

 

RESOLVED to support the recommendations as outlined in the report.

 

 

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