School Building Plan Scrapped to Save £1bn

From Channel 4 News

Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Channel 4 News why he is scrapping a major school building project put in motion by Labour, as a separate row is sparked over civil service pay.

Mr. Gove has called time on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, which he said had failed to meet its own targets. He described it as “massively flawed” and “over-bureaucratic”.

Announcing a review of capital investment in Britain’s schools, Mr. Gove said work on 715 of the schools due to be rebuilt or refurbished through BSF would be halted.

He told the Commons that the programme, which represents one third of departmental capital spending, was characterised by overspend, delays and botched construction projects.

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