Decision details

The Director, Education & Inclusion Services provided Members with details of the additional capital maintenance grant funding awarded by Welsh Government for 2019/20.

Members were provided with the background to the funding, advising that Welsh Government had made available £40 million to support local authorities across Wales in addressing capital maintenance pressures. The funding had been awarded to alleviate financial pressure on local authorities and support Welsh Government 21st Century Schools and Education Programme, as one of its key priorities is addressing poor condition schools.

The Director continued by advising that the Council had been successful in receiving a funding allocation of £3.185M, which was 100% grant funded with no requirement for any match funding or financial contribution from the Council.  The grant funding has been awarded for 2019/2020 and the building works can be delivered by the end of March 2020.  Members were referred to 5.1 of the report which provided detail of the proposed projects to be funded by the additional planned capital maintenance programme.

The Cabinet Member for Education & Lifelong Learning welcomed the additional funding adding the funding would also assist schools reduce their maintenance budgets and welcomed the work to be undertaken through the proposed projects listed within the report.

It was RESOLVED:

1.    To note the receipt of £3.185 million of capital funding from Welsh Government.

2.    To approve the projects outlined in the report as priority for 2019/20 and approve scheme commencement.