Decisions

Resolved

That Cabinet endorses the changes to the Contract Standing Orders that form part of the Council’s Constitution as set out at Appendix 1 to this Report and recommends them to Council for approval.

Resolved

That Cabinet

1)    Approve the detailed revenue budget, savings plan, and capital programme for each of the Authority’s services set out in Appendices A to N;

2)    Approve the adjustments to service revenue budgets following the realignment of budgets within and between directorates since the budget was set on 6 February 2025, as outlined in Section 3 and Appendix O;

3)    Note that the Public Health savings have been amended since Council on 6 February by £0.289m (per Para 3.6) as a result of Public Health Grant being greater than anticipated;

4)    Note that the libraries savings have been amended since Council on 6 February by £0.150m (per Para 3.5) as a result of additional Business Rates funding; and

5)    Agree to make representation to Government on withdrawal of funding for the A5 enhancement and the need for resolution of the Dedicated Schools Grant statutory override and the zero rate Basic Need funding for 2025/26.

Resolved

That Cabinet

1)    Approves the establishment of specialist resourced provision at Glendale Infant School, Nuneaton and approves the addition to the capital programme of £0.050 million, funded from the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation, to deliver the prescribed alterations;

2)    Approves the establishment of specialist resourced provision at Nursery Hill Primary School, Nuneaton and approves the addition to the capital programme of £0.096 million, funded from the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation, to deliver the prescribed alterations;

3)    Approves the addition to the capital programme of £0.127 million to deliver the capital works at Nicholas Chamberlaine School, Bedworth funded from the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation;

4)    Approves the addition of £1.105 million to the capital programme to deliver the scheme at Bilton CofE Junior School, Rugby. This will be funded by developer contributions;

5)    Approves the addition of £0.253 million to the capital programme to deliver the scheme at Temple Herdewyke Primary School, Temple Herdewyke. This will be funded by developer contributions;

6)    Approves the addition to the capital programme of £0.691 million to the capital programme to continue to deliver the scheme at Warton Nethersole CofE Primary School, Warton. This will be funded by developer contributions and Basic Need Funding; and

7)    In relation to the schemes covered in this Report, authorises the Executive Director for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Property, to invite tenders and enter into the appropriate contracts or (where the scheme is school led) to make the necessary funding arrangements for these schemes on terms and conditions considered acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources.