VAT on Lettings
Guidance for all Community Schools as well as Foundation
and Voluntary Aided schools that bank lettings income to the LEA
Official Budget Share Account
Clubs & Associations
Withdrawn : 'Declaration of Eligibility for VAT Exemption in respect of a Series of Sessions'
Please refer to the section within the Guidance document entitled "Lets for a series of sessions".
Flow Chart - Letting of Sports Facilities for Sport or Physical
Recreation
Foundation & Voluntary Aided Schools
Lettings advice specific to these school types.
Property Matters
The Property Matters website is designed to help you
to manage your premises and its external environment at a time when
increasing responsibilities are being passed to schools. The advice
and support from a large range of professionals is intended to be
user friendly and will be regularly updated.
In addition to the main text you will find frequent cross-link references,
direct links to other sites and information as to who to contact for
support.
We welcome your views on the usefulness of the site and there is
provision for you to provide your own feedback in an easy and quick
way.
The Property Matters website address is as follows:
Alternatively you can access the guidance from the hertsdirect.org
site from any computer with internet access. Property Matters is in
the Schools and Learning section and then School Types, Planning & Maintenance.
Property Matters is then towards the bottom of the page.
If you have any difficulties with access please contact Paula Warrender
on 01992 556133.
Asset Management Planning
Condition surveys for the East and South quadrants have now been completed
and will be circulated in the New Year. It is planned that condition
surveys for the West and North quadrants will begin in February.
School plans will be updated between January and June. At the same time
suitability data will be revised. Schools will be contacted on an
individual basis with more details. Further information is available
from Paula
Warrender at paula.warrender@hertscc.gov.uk.
Security Key Holding Services
The County Council has recently re tendered the Security Contract which provides many council establishments including schools with key holder and other security services. The contract provides a means by which schools can avoid the need for staff to respond to alarm activations outside of office hours (or are accompanied by a security officer if they attend alarm activations).
The current contractor, Arena Security Ltd, has once more been successful in a competitive process supported by HBS, and been awarded, now commenced, on a new 5 year contract with the potential for a further extension of two years.
More Details:
More information can be found on Arena Security Services on Connect (the HCC intranet)
Property Workshops 2008
Since November 2007 Hertfordshire Property have been running a series of workshops for headteachers and premises managers. The workshops are designed to give clarity around roles and responsibilities, as well as providing advice, contact points and a better understanding of how decisions about property are made. The programme is being repeated over the next school year. All workshops will take place at Robertson House in Stevenage and will run from 09.00 to 12.30.
See the programme below for more details. Please complete and return the booking form to gill.donovan@hertscc.gov.uk, to secure your place, as numbers are strictly limited due to rooming considerations.
Booking form
Date |
Time |
Theme |
Location |
Tuesday 11th November 2008 |
9.00 - 12.30 |
Session 1: Property overview & Introduction to the Integrated Asset Management System (IAMS)
Introduction to Hertfordshire Property
Overview of the HCC property database (IAMS) and hands on session
|
Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Stevenage |
Tuesday3rd February 2008 |
9.00 - 12.30 |
Session 2: Health & Safety, including
Planned & preventive maintenance
Statutory inspections
|
Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Stevenage
|
Wednesday 29th April 2009 |
9.00 - 12.30 |
Session 3: Repairs & maintenance, including
Condition data
Scheme for financing schools
|
Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Stevenage
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Display Energy Certificates for Schools new
It is expected that from 1 October 2008 schools with over 1000m2 useful floor area , will need to have a Display Energy Certificate (DEC) on show and clearly visible to the public.
There is likely to be a “phasing in period” of at least six months, but the display of a certificate would be a legal obligation which in due course will be enforced by Trading Standards Officers.
A DEC shows the energy performance of a building based on actual energy consumption and would need to be updated each year.
What should I do next?
Schools that are affected by this law would need to have details of annual energy consumption for the last two years, based on meter readings. If you have not been taking readings regularly, then you are advised to start now, to ensure that you have some data in place for 1 October 2008.
It would also be useful to place all of your gas and electricity bills in one file for easy access as and when they are required.
How would I get a DEC?
An accredited Energy Assessor is the only person who will be able to produce a DEC and Advisory Report for your school.
Schools would have to pay for the energy assessment and Advisory Report. Charges are likely to be in the region of £750 for an average primary school and approximately £1000 for a larger school. Trial assessments are currently underway to determine the time, and therefore, the costs involved.
Mace and Mouchel will be able to undertake energy assessments, Property Business Services will also have a list of independent assessors that schools can use.
More information on DECs and where to go for advice is available below:
Display Energy Certificates
Sample DEC
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