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1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

1. That the following variations to the 2005/06 Children's Services capital programme be approved:

(a) an allocation of £0.015m from the block vote for staff workforce measures for a minor works project at Baycroft School, Gosport;

(b) an allocation of £0.050m from the block vote for staff workforce measures for a minor works project at Otterbourne Primary School;

(c) an allocation of £0.015m from the block vote for staff workforce measures for a minor works project at Knightwood Primary School, Chandler's Ford;

(d) an allocation of £0.021m from the block vote for health and safety measures for a minor works project at Norman Gate School, Andover;

(e) an allocation of £0.070m from the block vote for EOTAS provision for a minor works project at Broad Oaks Education Centre, Basingstoke;

(f) the addition of following minor works projects to provide early education facilities:

(i) Oak Meadow Early Years Centre, Fareham, at an estimated cost of £0.030m;

(ii) Warren Park Early Years Centre, Havant, at an estimated cost of £0.020m.

2. That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources the following variations to the 2005/06 capital programme be approved:

(a) that resources totalling £0.812m from DfES grant be added to the 2005/06 capital programme as sustainability capital for early years and childcare projects;

(b) that resources totalling £0.361m from DfES grant be added to the 2005/06 capital programme for the development of children's centres;

(c) that the following major projects in the 2005/06 Children's Services capital programme be carried forward to 2006/07:

(i) Curdridge Primary School, at a revised estimated cost of £0.711m;

(ii) Micheldever Primary School, at a revised estimated cost of £1.847m;

(iii) Trospacc Children's Centre, Havant, at an estimated cost of £0.700m.

(d) that expenditure on the following projects be charged to the block vote for early years sustainability capital:

(i) a contribution of £0.122m for Aviary (Nightingale) Early Years Centre, Eastleigh, originally charged to the 2005/06 capital programme contingency;

(ii) a contribution of £0.473m for Lanterns Children's Centre, Winchester, originally charged to the 2004/05 capital programme contingency;

(iii) a contribution of £0.147m for Oak Meadow Early Years Centre, Fareham, originally charged to the 2005/06 capital programme, minor works funded through grant from the William Price Trust;

(iv) £0.020m for provision of a community building at the Trospacc Early years Centre, Havant.

(e) that expenditure on the following projects be charged to the block vote for the development of children's centres:

(i) a grant of £0.050m to Gosport Borough Council towards the cost of the Sure Start Rowner facility, Gosport;

(ii) an allocation of £0.249m to fund a project to develop the Links Children's Centre, Waterlooville.

(f) that £0.062m of children's centre capital be carried forward from 2005/06 to 2006/07, subject to approval by the Department for Education and Skills;

(g) that funding of £0.354m be vired from 2005/06 General Sure Start Grant as an addition to the capital programme contingency to reflect contributions made to the cost of the following early years projects:

(i) £0.161m for purchase of furniture and equipment at the Lanterns Early years Centre, Winchester;

(ii) £0.090m for the purchase of a temporary building for use by an early years group at Wallop Primary School;

(iii) £0.103m towards the cost of early years facilities as part of the development of Blackfield Primary School.

3.
That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources the following variations to the 2006/07 capital programme be approved:

(a) the addition of resources of £0.400m from a developer's contribution to the provision for new pupil places in Gosport;

(b) that a major project at Crofton Hammond Junior School, Gosport be added to the capital programme at a total estimated cost of £0.049m, with a contribution of £0.400m from the provision for new pupil places;

(c) that a major project at Wyvern College, Fair Oak be added to the capital programme at a total estimated cost of £0.505m, with a contribution of £0.155m from the block vote for health and safety measures;

(d) that resources totalling £10.266m from DfES grant be added to the 2006/07 capital programme for the provision of early years facilities, to be split as follows:

(i) £7.908m for the provision of children's centres;

(ii) £1.718m for the provision of childcare through extended schools;

(iii) £0.600m for sustainability capital.

4.
That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member for Policy and Resources the following variations to the 2007/08 capital programme be approved:

(a) that resources totalling £9.549m from DfES grant be added to the 2007/08 capital programme for the provision of early years facilities, to be split as follows:

(i) £6.791m for the provision of children's centres;

(ii) £1.758m for the provision of childcare through extended schools;

(iii) £1.000m for sustainability capital.

5.
That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member, Policy and Resources, the following applications for planning permission for temporary classrooms be approved until 31 March 2010:

(a) a single temporary classroom at Abbotts Ann Primary School;

(b) a double temporary classroom at Wildern School, Hedge End.

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 D A Kirk

Executive Member for Education