Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Culture, Communities and Business Services giving an update on major programmes being progressed within Property Services.

The Panel considered a report of the Director of Culture, Communities and Business Services (Item 7 in the Minute Book) on major programmes being progressed through the department.

The Director highlighted the major programmes/projects within the New Schools Delivery Programme, Adult Services Programme, Construction Framework and Carbon and Energy Programmes and answered a number of detailed questions.

Members were advised that there were currently a further eight new schools identified to be delivered in the next four years. The County Council’s Property Services was working closely with the Department for Education and the Education and Skills Funding Agency for the delivery of a number of new Free Schools for which a contribution of around £20m from those bodies had been confirmed.

The Director also gave an update on each of the existing and emerging Transformation programmes within Adults Services, being delivered by Property Services, particularly Learning Disability Residential provision, Adults with a Disability Housing and Older Persons Extracare Programmes.

Members attention was also drawn to the positive progress being made within the Carbon and Energy Programme since the targets had increased to a target reduction of 50% by 2025. 

RESOLVED:

That progress of each of the Programmes be noted.