Report鈥檚 author issues damning report card on New Labour鈥檚 flagship scheme
Just 840 of the country鈥檚 3500 secondary schools have benefited from the school building programme so far, it was revealed today.
The Sebastian James review into future schools procurement acknowledged that 鈥渢he vast bulk of schools will require investment and in some cases their needs are very acute.鈥 The report added that the proportion of primary schools that have benefited from funding is even smaller.
Criticising the cost of the 拢55bn 好色先生TV Schools for the Future programme, which was stopped by the government last summer, Sebastian James said: 鈥淚 have found that the system of capital allocation and spending which has developed over at least the last decade has frequently resulted in poor use of resources, a bureaucratic system for providers and Local Authorities and a mixed 鈥 and at times poor - outcome for both parents and children.鈥
He said that civil servants, local authorities and industry had 鈥渄one their best to administer the system they were asked to use鈥 but said that 鈥渢he system is not fit for purpose and has been working against them.鈥 He blamed the failings of the programme on procurement not being sufficiently centralized, and the government not ensuring that contracts are 鈥渁lways negotiated by those who have the appropriate expertise.鈥
Following the government鈥檚 response to the James Review. The 60 page report includes analysis of proposed procurement, design and regulatory changes as well as local authorities with the biggest shortage of school places and much more
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