Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Care outlining the development and current role of Leeds Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) in delivering the Council’s business, and to explain the reasons for the report’s recommendation that it becomes a User Led Organisation independent of Leeds City Council. In addition, the report details the process used to determine the most appropriate legal status for the LCIL to adopt in order to operate as an independent User Led Organisation.

The Director of Adult Social Care submitted a report outlining the development and current role of Leeds Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL), and detailing the reasons for the recommendations within the submitted report that LCIL became a User Led Organisation independent of Leeds City Council. In addition, the report detailed the process used to determine the most appropriate legal status for LCIL, in order to facilitate its operation as an independent User Led Organisation.

Linda Boadle, Chair of the LCIL Management Committee and Susan Morrell, manager of the LCIL service were in attendance at the meeting, in order to answer Members’ questions and provide further details.

RESOLVED -

(a)  That approval be given to the establishment of Leeds Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) as a Social Enterprise Limited by Guarantee with Charitable Status, from 1^st April 2011.

(b)  That given the approval provided at (a) above, it be noted that the Director of Adult Social Services will sign a waiver to invoke Contracts Procedure Rule 31.1 and waive Contracts Procedure Rule 13, High Value Procurements, in order to allow Adult Social Care to enter into a new contract with LCIL for a period of 3 years with the option to extend twice for a further 12 month period if required, commencing April 1^st 2011.