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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