Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee

The committee considered a report on the financial case for modernising the Roman Catholic school estate in Flintshire. The report responds to a notice of motion (a formal motion put to full Council) asking for a clear summary of the full cost. Members queried the clarity of the figures, so the meeting was adjourned (paused) so that a revised document can be considered. No decision on the scheme itself was recorded.

1. Financial summary of the Catholic school estate modernisation

   Decided

   The meeting was adjourned so that a revised cost summary could be considered. No decision on the scheme was recorded.

   Why

   The Council received the notice of motion on 27 January 2026. The Deputy Leader of the Council gave a verbal commitment to provide a summary of the full expected cost. The report says the Council's share would add about £0.618m a year on average to revenue borrowing costs (the interest and repayments on money borrowed) over 50 years, and that these costs are built into the medium-term financial strategy. Members queried the clarity of the figures in the cost summary, which led to the adjournment. The proposal is still going through the statutory School Organisation Code process (the formal rules for changing schools), and the final outcome will determine whether the earmarked funding is needed.

   Based on the minutes, Financial Summary of the Proposal to Modernise the Catholic School Estate

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   Declarations of Interest (Including Whipping Declarations)

   Minute

   None.

2. 3

   Urgent Matters as Agreed by the Chair

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   None.

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   Financial Summary of the Proposal to Modernise the Catholic School Estate

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED: That the meeting be adjourned.

   Minute

   The Chief Officer (Education and Youth) and Strategic Finance Manager presented a report (agenda item 4) to consider information on the capital financing of the Roman Catholic modernisation scheme, as requested within a Notice of Motion submitted to County Council on 27 January 2026. Following queries on the clarity of figures shown in the cost summary, it was requested that the meeting be adjourned to enable a revised document to be considered. On that basis, the Chair adjourned the meeting. RESOLVED: That the meeting be adjourned.

   Papers: Financial Summary of the Proposal to Modernise the Catholic School Estate

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   Minute

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