RESOLVED –
1) That approval be delegated to (i) the Strategic Director for Children’s Services to design a procurement strategy to procure and award Alternative Education provision contracts for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years and (ii) the Service Director for Legal Governance & Commissioning to finalise, enter into and execute any agreement where appropriate together with any ancillary documents in relation to the Alternative Provision commissions.
2) That approval be delegated to the Service Director for Learning and Early Support to work with partners to progress applications to the Department for Education for an Alternative Provision Free School in Kirklees.