Decision details
Replacement Of Hydrotherapy Pool At Philip Southcote School, Addlestone
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Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
RESOLVED:
3. Regarding the procurement of supply chain partners, Cabinet agrees that the Executive Director of Resources and the Director of Land and Property are authorised to award such contracts, within the +/-5% budgetary tolerance level.
Reasons for Decisions:
Approving the report’s proposal will:
- Support the Council to fulfil its statutory obligations for SEND pupils attending Philip Southcote School.
- Support the school to fulfil its curriculum and teaching responsibilities.
- Have a positive impact on the pupils physical, emotional and mental health, leading to better focus on their learning and education.
- Allow the school to continue and strengthen community links as it hires out the pool and its facilities to third parties (outside of curriculum hours).
- Continue to benefit residents, swim clubs, groups and organisations who hire the pool.
- Allow the school to continue and increase income from pool hire to support the pool’s operating costs and enhance the school’s therapeutic offering for its pupils.
- The school also runs a café when hiring out the pool; the café is staffed by pupils who gain valuable work experience and life-skills.
- Continue to provide a facility that has been in place for over 50 years.
(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the Resources and Performance Select Committee)
Publication date: 27/07/2022
Date of decision: 26/07/2022
Decided at meeting: 26/07/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 04/08/2022
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