DECISION

1.         To approve the land disposal for both schools;

2.         To approve the Council to enter into commercial and staffing transfers for both schools;

3.         To approve the Council to enter into all other necessary documentation to ensure the liability under the Grouped Schools PFI arrangements for Old Ford School are transferred to the Academy;

4.         To authorise the Corporate Director, Education, Social Care and Well-Being in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive Legal Services and Corporate Director Resources to settle remaining issues associated with the conversion for the two schools;

5.         To authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to execute all documentation required to implement those decisions at 1 to 4.

6.         To authorise the Section 151 Officer to execute the Local Government (Contract) Act 1997 Certificate required to implement the decisions at 1 to 4.

Action by:

INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING (I. CATTERMOLE)

(Interim Service Head Education, Social Care and Wellbeing Resources, K. Bingham)