The Director of Children & Families agreed to award cooperation agreements to a number of academies under the exempt contracts clause of Contract Procedure Rules in order to meet the Local Authorities obligations under the Children & Families Act 2014 (see appendix for list of current resourced and partnership arrangements). The agreements shall commence on the 1st September 2017 and expire on the 31st August 2022, with the option to extend for five further periods of 12 months.
The Director of Children & Families approved the award of cooperation agreements to any newly formed academies with resourced or partnership arrangements in place not currently noted in appendix 2.