Decision details

Leeds City Council (LCC) Children & Families have existing cooperation agreements in place with clusters which are due to expire 31/3/24.

A delegated decision is required to provide approval for the LA to enter into new co-operation agreements with clusters in respect of the LA funding contribution to clusters. The agreements will be for 12 months, with options to extend subject to funding being available.

a)  The Director of Children & Families approved the decision to enter into new cooperation agreements with Clusters. These will retrospectively start from the 1^st April 2024 to 31^st March 2025 with the option to extend by 2x 12 months. 

b)  The funding for clusters will continue to be calculated utilising the funding formula that was approved as part of the key decision (D52724). The total LCC Cluster funding pot for 2024/25 is £780,830 but will be £2,342,490 for the duration if extensions are taken up, subject to funding being available.  The funding for Clusters currently sits in the Early Help Service area.  Appendix 2 provides the breakdown of the funding allocation per annum.

Clusters will be consulted as part of the award of these agreements.

Cluster Chairs & TSL’s