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WQ.311/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND EDUCATION BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 21st JUNE 2021
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 28th JUNE 2021
Question
Further to the presentation of R.105/2021, will the Minister state what capital or repair projects in schools, if any, will be affected by the transfers of funds to the Our Hospital project outlined in the report; and will he further state whether a Children's Rights Impact Assessment (C.R.I.A.) has been undertaken in order to understand the impact on children of this decision; and if no such C.R.I.A. has been undertaken, will the Minister explain why not?
Answer
The following projects will be affected by the transfer of funds to the Our Hospital project.
Capital Project | Original Government Plan (GP) spend profile £000's 2021 | Original GP spend profile £000's 2022 | New GP plan spend profile £000's 2021 | New GP plan spend profile £000's 2022 |
Les Landes Nursery | 500 | 500 | 250 | 750 |
Extend La Moye Hall and 2 additional classrooms | 1,000 | 1,000 | 350 | 1,650 |
Mont a l'Abbe extension | 850 | 650 | 500 | 1,000 |
In addition, the funding to be identified for the JCG and JCP new playing fields project (£336,000) has been moved to 2024. This has been due to delivery timelines resulting from the planning process.
The total amount of deferral relating from School Extensions Improvements' is £1,586,000.
The list of project spend to be deferred was agreed by the Assistant Minister for Children and Education following an assessment of capital projects by officers in Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES), Infrastructure, Housing and Environment (IHE) and Treasury and Resources.
In addition, £500,000 of Discrimination Law and Safeguarding budget has been deferred to 2022. These funds, which are allocated to IHE, are to ensure DDA compliance, where feasible under the current planning laws, across the JPH portfolio. This will include the implementation of the recommendations from the Liberate surveys. Due to delays caused by COVID a significant proportion of this work has not been able to be completed in 2021 and has been deferred to 2022 as part of the Our Hospital Project.
Although funds have been deferred to 2022 it is anticipated this will not impact on the delivery timeline for these projects. It was therefore deemed not necessary to complete a Children's Rights Impact Assessment (C.R.I.A.).