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Building a new science laboratory, a sports hall or perhaps a new school? Don’t re-invent the wheel. With £7.6 billion of capital expenditure by the Department for Education (DfE) in 2010/2011 there must be a design already out there for you. This is the key finding of the James review. Sebastian James recently completed a review of all capital investment funded by the DfE. He concluded that the current capital allocation process does not succeed in targeting money to where it is needed. The rationale behind historic programmes, in particular the BSF programme, did not reflect the correct priorities and led to capital being allocated to some buildings that did not require it whilst leaving other schools extremely dilapidated. This is unlikely to come as a surprise to readers. The core sentiment throughout the review is that reform is required through the systems from capital allocation through to the delivery and management of individual buildings on the ground to achieve value for money and fit-for-purpose school buildings. The review made a series of recommendations falling into the following categories;
It is not yet clear to what extent the Government will adopt the recommendations. However, a response to the review is expected from Michael Gove imminently. This should provide more guidance on the future of capital expenditure by the DfE.
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