Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance.

The report updates the Cabinet on progress in relation to condition projects within the Schools Capital Programme (SCP) following the Cabinet’s decision in October 2017 to establish a £25million SCP to assist in addressing the condition and capacity issues across the school estate. The school estate was assimilated into the corporate portfolio in January 2019 and the SCP now forms part of the corporate asset management plan.

The Cabinet is recommended to approve that:

·         the condition schemes detailed in Appendix 1 to be progressed;

·         a feasibility study for the rebuild of Moorfield Primary School be undertaken.

Officer contact: Charlotte Cordingley, 0161 474 4240, charlotte.cordingley@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Cabinet to consider an update on progress within the Schools Capital Programme, following the Cabinet’s decision in October 2017 to establish a £25m programme to assist in addressing condition and capacity issues across the school estate.

Councillors welcomed the efforts that had been made since the collapse of Carillion to make progress with the backlog of maintenance needs in schools, and welcomed the further programme of works planned for 2020.

RESOLVED – That the in relation to the Corporate Asset Management Programme:-

·         the report and progress with the Schools Capital Programme be noted;

·         the condition schemes as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be progressed;

·         a feasibility study for the rebuild of Moorfield Primary School be undertaken.