PfS has already put in place strong day-to-day management of the BSF and Academies building programmes, which is rebuilding or refurbishing all secondary schools in England.

But this announcement means that the day-to-day delivery of the rest of the Government’s schools capital programmes will now transfer to PfS from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

These programmes include:
• Primary Capital Programme: funding for national primary school building programme earmarked in every local authority - £1.6bn earmarked up to 2011
• Devolved Formula Capital: funding for local authorities which is spent on locally decided priorities - £1.6bn up to 2011
• Targeted Capital Programmes: funding for a wide range of targeted projects aligned to specific policies including zero-carbon exemplar schools and school kitchens - £1.8bn up to 2011.

The total value of the capital programmes transferring to PfS is £15.580bn up until 2011.