Decisions set out in the book have been made under delegated powers by the Chief Executive, Executive Directors or the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, in consultation either with the relevant committee or Lead Councillor.

The Decision Book process has been altered to suspend the current Councillors’ call-in arrangements within the 10-day period after its publication and replace it with the ability during that period for three Councillors to request a retrospective review of the decision in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The decision book can be accessed on the Council’s website – www.reading.gov.uk/decisionbooks.

The officer reports accompanying the decisions are attached.

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This report sets out the decision to renew the existing lease on the temporary portacabins currently located at the Heights Primary School and to seek Lead Councillors’ agreement with the decision taken under delegated powers.

It is the decision of the Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Lead Councillor for Education, Assistant Director of Finance and relevant Ward Councillors to lease this asset, on the terms set out in paragraph 4.2 of this report and, if required, for the Assistant Director of Lead and Democratic Services to obtain The Secretary of State for Education’s general consent under s77 of the Education Act to continue to use part of the school playing field to house the portacabins