Contact: Bob Eardley, Strategic Planning Manager, 01962 846275. Email: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

(a) approval of the following variations to the 2005/06 capital programme:

i) the addition of resources of £1.100m to the provision for minor works for specialist schools, funded from additional Government grant;

ii) the addition of resources totalling £0.476m for works under the Disability Discrimination Act at schools providing community and adult education, funded from additional Government grant;

iii) the addition of resources totalling £0.358m for schools' devolved capital in respect of Sustainable Travel Grant allocations, funded from additional Government grant;

iv) an allocation of £0.100m as a contribution to the costs of a new Youth Service facility at Rowner, Gosport, from the capital programme contingency.

(b) that up to 100% of the capital receipt from the sale of "Coppers", 15 Reading Road South, Fleet be used to contribute to the cost of providing a post-16 unit at Henry Tyndale School, Farnborough;

(c) that placement of a temporary toilet at Sopley Primary School be approved until 31 January 2010.

2 Reason

This decision supports Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising life opportunities) by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

None.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

None

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee -

Not applicable

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent -

Not applicable

Approved by: Date:

Councillor TK Thornber CBE 7 March 2006