Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Approve the inclusion in the Capital Programme of the DfE grant allocations for 2021/22 and 2022/23, as detailed in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the report;
(ii) Approve the proposed allocation of funding as set out in section 8 and, in particular, paragraph 8.15 of the report, to support the provision of new school places and improvements, some of which need to be ready for September 2021;
(iii) Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Children and Adults, acting on advice from the Procurement Board, to approve the final procurement strategies for projects noted in the report; and
(iv) Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Children and Adults, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education Attainment and School Improvement, the Managing Director and the Strategic Director, Law and Governance, to conduct the procurements and award the respective project contracts.