Contact: Martin Shefferd, Strategic Planning Officer, telephone 01962 846275 e-mail: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

1.2 That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education) approves the submission of the Primary Capital Programme Strategy for Change Document to the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

2 Reason

2.1 Approval to the County Council's Strategy for Change Document by the Department for Children, Families and Schools will allow the improvement of a substantial proportion of the primary and primary age special school stock.

3 Other options considered and rejected

3.1 Not applicable.

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

4.1 None

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee -

5.1 Not applicable

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

6.1 Not applicable

Approved by: Date: 22 May 2008

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Councillor David Kirk

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)