Issue - meetings

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The Executive Director introduced a report, the purpose of which was to seek approval from the Executive of Section 106 expenditure of £9.66 million to fund the new two form of entry primary school, located at Stanton Cross, Wellingborough.

Arising from discussion the following principal points were noted:-

      i.        It was queried whether in choosing an academy sponsor for the primary school, whether this allowed any body to seek to run a school, under Free School regulations. The Director undertook to respond outside of the meeting but also confirmed that any final decision would lie with central government’s Department for Education;

     ii.        The estimated number of pupils calculated as attending the school in future years was undertaken using the Section 106 process;

    iii.        The admissions process would not just be accessible to children of Stanton Cross;

   iv.        Capital funders would ensure compliance of build construction going forward which had gone through a Design and Build process, meaning that the contractor bore the risk should the cost of building works rise above the £9.6m funding available for the school to be open by the required date of 1 Sept 2022.

AGREED:

That the report be noted.