Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To request support for the submission of a
business case to Department of Education
(DfE) for capacity funding to support the implementation stage
prior to devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB).
To approve the submission of a business case
to Department of Education (DfE) for capacity funding to support
the implementation stage prior to devolution of the Adult Education
Budget (AEB) of £490K.
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is a key
commitment of York & North Yorkshire from the devolution deal
with the Combined Authority taking responsibility for the AEB
commencing August 2025.
The submission of the business case to DfE will enable capacity
funding to be drawn from DfE to support the implementation stage of
the devolution of the AEB. Without funding from DfE the Combined
Authority, City of York and North Yorkshire Councils will need to
fund the implementation costs from existing budgets and staffing,
creating both financial and capacity issues.
**Rule 16 special urgency procedure applies – call in
exemption granted
Nil however should external capacity funding
not be secured, the cost of meeting the commitments within the deal
will fall upon the constituent councils and Combined Authority,
once created. If insufficient resources are identified there is a
risk that readiness conditions will not be met and the Combined
Authority will not be in a position to manage the AEB as of August
2025.
Publication date: 16/05/2023
Date of decision: 16/05/2023
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