That:

a)    To approve the spend of the High Needs Provision Capital Grant (£4.23million) to extend our inclusion offer in mainstream schools, increase capacity for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and to improve Alternative Provision (AP) education arrangements

b)    To delegate to the Service Director for Education, Learning and Skills all operational decisions necessary to deliver a programme of works including varying such programme; and

c)     Should the Council receive additional high needs grant funding from central

           Government or there is an underspend on current education grant funded      capital projects, authority is granted to add this to the budget by the Section 151 officer to provide additional funding for the programme should it be deemed necessary by the

Service Director for Education, Learning and Skills.