Decision details

The Department for Education (DfE) has created a £215 million Special Provision Capital Fund (SPCF) nationally to help local authorities create new school places and improve existing facilities for children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

This report sets out what requirements the local authority needs to meet to receive the conditional funding allocation of £2,049,599.

This decision is time limited as the DfE requires publication of the local authorities SEND capital intentions by 14 March 2018 to release the funding.

A draft short plan of recommendations on how to spend the Special Provision Capital Fund (SPCF) will be presented to Cabinet in additional Appendices to this report once the consultation and audit of all Lancashire's Special School estate have been completed.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.