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There is an exempt appendix in the Exempt Appendices section below.

(a)      Notes the projects completed in 2024/25 and those completed or legally committed to date in 2025/26, as shown in Appendix A;

(b)      Approves the new framework for planning and managing the Condition and Suitability Programme as set out in this report;

(c)      Notes the new and existing projects listed in Appendix B which have been prioritised for inclusion in the Condition & Suitability Programme over the next three years;

(d)      Approves the allocation of Condition and Suitability capital funding for 2025/26 to 2027/28, to create high level workstream budgets as set out at paragraph 3.14 of this report, and delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to: approve projects to be taken forwards within these workstreams; and, following consultation with the Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee, to vire funds between workstream budgets, should this be deemed necessary to address new emerging priorities, and/or to ensure maximum efficiency of programme delivery, with such changes to be reported retrospectively to the Committee; and

(e)      For the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2, delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services, to: consider and approve procurement business cases for projects within each of the workstreams listed in this report; and thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the projects without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director for Families and Communities which sought approval of an updated 3-year Condition and Suitability (C&S) Programme.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the projects completed in 2024/25 and those completed or legally committed to date in 2025/26, as shown in Appendix A;

(b)      approve the new framework for planning and managing the Condition and Suitability Programme as set out in this report;

(c)      note the new and existing projects listed in Appendix B which have been prioritised for inclusion in the Condition & Suitability Programme over the next three years;

(d)      approve the allocation of Condition and Suitability capital funding for 2025/26 to 2027/28, to create high level workstream budgets as set out at paragraph 3.14 of this report, and delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to: approve projects to be taken forwards within these workstreams; and, following consultation with the Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee, to vire funds between workstream budgets, should this be deemed necessary to address new emerging priorities, and/or to ensure maximum efficiency of programme delivery, with such changes to be reported retrospectively to the Committee; and

(e)      for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2, delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services, to: consider and approve procurement business cases for projects within each of the workstreams listed in this report; and thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the projects without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.