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(i)       to note the contents of the report;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to carry out a detailed options appraisal for the long term future of Northfield Academy, with a view to providing a solution to address the presence of RAAC within the building, and to include an update on progress within the next annual update to the School Estate Plan in September 2024; and

(iii)      to agree that there will be active engagement with the local community and young people.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided assurance in relation to the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in school buildings.  The report included details of the outcome of building inspections, along with an overview of the strategies and procedures which had been put in place to manage and maintain the affected buildings; and provided an update on progress with longer term planning for the removal of the RAAC from the buildings.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the contents of the report; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to carry out a detailed options appraisal for the long term future of Northfield Academy, with a view to providing a solution to address the presence of RAAC within the building, and to include an update on progress within the next annual update to the School Estate Plan in September 2024.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations contained in the report; and

(iii)      to agree that there would be active engagement with the local community and young people.