Decision details

Special Educational Needs and Disability Capital Investment – Expansion of Longspee Special School at the Bournemouth Learning Centre

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To enable the creation of additional capacity to meet the assessed education needs of children and young people and reduce pressure on the High Needs Budget.

Decision:

RESOLVED that Cabinet: -

(a)           approves the further allocation of £750,000 to complete the conversion of the Bournemouth Learning Centre; and

(b)           requests the Chief Executive to use the urgency powers delegated to him under Part 3.15 of the BCP Council Constitution to approve the combined spend on this project of £1,250,000 in advance of the next available Council meeting, scheduled for 2 June 2021 and that he report this decision to Council at that meeting, in order for the additional school places to be available for eligible children by September 2021.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Covid Resilience, Public Health and Education

Reason

To enable the completion of the project at the BLC site to create a high quality special school satellite provision for Longspee Special School, meeting local need and reducing pressure on the high needs budget.

Report author: Simon Mckenzie

Publication date: 16/04/2021

Date of decision: 14/04/2021

Decided at meeting: 14/04/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/04/2021

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