Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services proposing the  submission of the Stage 0 document to Partnerships for Schools in respect of the E-ACT Leeds East Academy, seeking the necessary authorities to spend in order to progress the initiative, whilst also proposing the disposal of Parklands Girls’ High School at nil consideration.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report which sought approval to submit the Confirmation of Procurement Approval (Stage 0) Document to the Partnerships for Schools (PfS), for the injection of funding and ‘Authority to Spend’ for E-ACT Leeds East Academy (BSF Wave 1, Phase 5). In addition, the report also sought the relevant approvals in respect of the disposal of the leasehold interest of Parklands Girls’ High School at nil consideration.

Copies of the document entitled, ‘Confirmation of Procurement Approval for Subsequent Phases in a BSF Wave (Stage 0)’ had been provided to Board Members as part of their agenda packs.

The report advised that an Equality, Diversity, Cohesion and Integration Screening form had been completed for the project, which determined that it was not necessary to carry out a formal impact assessment.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the submission of the Stage 0 proposal to Partnerships for Schools be approved.

(b)  That the injection of £5,253,100 into scheme 16155 - E-ACT East Leeds Academy into the Council’s capital programme be approved, and that the Authority to Spend this additional funding also be approved.

(c)  That the disposal of the leasehold interest of Parklands Girls’ High School at nil consideration be approved.

(Councillors Gruen and Finnigan both declared personal interests in this item due to being members of Plans Panel (East))