To seek endorsement of the business case for Refurbishment and future use of the Civic Campus and Town Centre assets

The Council is the Strategic Commissioner of Education Provision in Stockport. This report sets out how we will carry out our responsibility, in line with the commitments made in the One Stockport Borough Plan to ensure there are sufficient places in good and improving local inclusive schools at the heart of the community that children and families want to go to. This means having the right number of school places, in the right place, at the right time to meet demand. The school investment plan aims to secure an education estate that provides a safe, accessible, secure and stimulating learning environment, which is sustainable and provides value for money, is fit for current and future needs and reduces environmental impact.

Stockport’s physical and socioeconomic landscape is changing. Our local plan, robust intelligence and data can lead us to recommendations of investment that consider sufficiency through the 3 key influencers that will help achieve our ambition of good and improving local schools.

Fundamentally we lack the funding we require to do everything we’d aspire to do so therefore we must target our resources to ensure greatest benefits across the school estate delivering a better offer for local families.

Increased focus on inclusion and SEND is required to ensure pupils thrive but within a sustainable public budget which has influenced the decisions to prioritise spend in areas of need and expand out differentiated learning offers in line with growing need.

Members are asked to consider the report, and agree the terms outlined in the strategy and the associated investment plan outlined in the Asset Management Plan.

The purpose of the report is to update the Council’s 2022/22 to 2023/24 Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) forecasts and assumptions taking account of local and national announcements since the October MTFP Update.

This comprehensive report sets out the Council’s Treasury Strategies for 2022/23 which are constructed in full compliance with the CIPFA Treasury Management in Public Services Code of Practice and the Council's Treasury Management Policy Statement and Practices

This report provides Cabinet with a mid-year review of the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy Statement (TMSS) and Annual Investment Strategy (AIS) for 2021/22.

Consideration of the discounts and support available in respect of Business Rates and Council Tax for the year 2022/23.

The Council Plan accompanies the budget and sets a high
-level framework for decision making throughout the financial year. It is a public-facing summary
document that sits above annual (detailed) Portfolio Agreements. The 2022/23 Plan will be based around the outcomes and priorities identified in our ONE Stockport Borough Plan, focusing on delivery plans for the next financial year.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Scrutiny Committee with the opportunity to comment on an illustrative Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget. The Cabinet will be meeting on 1 February to recommend to Council a HRA budget for 2022/23, including the level of rent and service charges. The illustrative budget is based on a number of key assumptions set out in the report regarding income from rent and service charges; expenditure commitments contained within the HRA 30 year Business Plan and Asset Management Strategy and indicative spending requirements to support inflationary pressures and identified investment priorities.

Part B – Cabinet Response: Our medium-term strategy: an update on our programme for 2022/2023