Decision details
European and Big Lottery Funded Building Better Opportunities: approval of the Leeds and Bradford Stronger Families Programme
Reference: D44329
Decision Maker: Director of Children's Services
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
A partnership bid led by Leeds City Council involving Bradford City Council and 24 third sector partners has been submitted to the ESIF Building Better Opportunities Fund to deliver early intervention and prevention support to families.
Dependent on a successful stage 2 bid LCC will be seeking to enter into a partnership agreement and provide grants totalling approximately £2.9m over two years and to establish a small internal team to manage the programme.
Decision:
The Director of Children & Families agreed to:
· Approve expenditure by the Council as Lead Partner for the Building Better Opportunties Programme, totalling approximately £3,500,000 over two years (2017-2019);
· Enter into partnership agreements with third sector organisations to award on a grants basis funds totalling approximately £3m to deliver the programme over a period of two years, subject to satisfactory performance; and
· Note that the Head of Commissioning and Market Management is responsible for the implementation of these decisions within the timescales proposed by the Big Lottery.
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Portfolio Holder: The Executive Member for Children & Families
Other reasons / organisations consulted
A board including key stakeholders has overseen the formation of the bid and a thorough consultation process has also been undertaken to inform the writing of the bid.
Consultees
Third sector partners – Leeds and Bradford
Service users – Leeds and Bradford
Targeted Services Leads and cluster partners
Housing Services
Trussell Trust – Food Banks
Forward Leeds – Substance Misuse Service
Children’s Services Leadership Team Leeds
Children’s Services Bradford
Adult Providers (Dual Diagnosis Network)
DWP and Employment and Skills Team – Leeds and Bradford
Contact: Luke Myers, Contracts manager 0113 3785424 Email: luke.myers@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 12/04/2017
Date of decision: 24/04/2017
Effective from: 03/05/2017
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