Decisions

The Director of Adults and Health approved the allocation of £142,500 pa to the Time for Carers Scheme for a period of two years commencing 1st April 2024

The Director of Adults and Health approved the award of a grant to Carers Leeds with a value of £285,000 for the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026.

It is noted that the Head of Commissioning (Integration) will be responsible for implementing this decision.

The Director of City Development has approved the sub-delegation scheme set out as Appendix 1 effective from 26 April 2024.

The Chief Digital and Information Officer gave approval to invoke Contract Procedure Rule 9.5 and award a new contract direct to Oracle Corporation Ltd for the provision of technical support services for the period 31st May 2024 to 30th May 2025 at a cost of £126,291.41

The Chief Officer for Operations and Active Leeds has approved the following;
a) Active Leeds can accept the grant of £207,200 from Sport England as part of their phase 2 Support for Swimming Pool Fund to deliver energy efficiency works at Pudsey Leisure Centre and on Behalf of Bramley Baths.

The Director of Children & Families approved the decision to extend the contract for Children’s Rights & Advocacy delivered by Barnardo’s.

The Chief Officer Learning Inclusion approved an educational placement at Meadowcroft School at a cost of approximately £293,955. This is for the lifespan of the placement.

Placement at this young person’s current setting and other specialist settings have been considered and due to the environmental requirements and specialist staffing required to meet this young person’s special educational needs (SEN), they require a specialist placement. The authority has a statutory duty to make provision for this child who has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan.

It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the business case is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable child or young person within the City and the actions taken are to enable that person to receive their statutory entitlement to education.

The Director of Communities, Housing & Environment approved the extension of the Leeds Advice Service contract for 12 months from 26th July 2024 including a variation to the funding amount.

On the back of a previous decision D54482 and agreed budgetary provision at £160k per annum, the Deputy Director of Social Work and Social Care Services has approved:-


The request to extend the existing Laundry and Linen service contract at an increase of 5.84% Textile Services Cost Index (TSCI) for the final 12 months of the contract.

The Chief Officer of Climate, Energy & Green Spaces provided authority to enter into a grant agreement with Collaborative Learning Trust for the sum of £786,340 to enable the works associated with Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 3b (PSDS) grant funding. The grant period shall commence on 14th March 2024 and will end on 30th June 2024.

The Deputy Director approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex needs, the individual cost of which is £224,653.52 per annum. It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

This is a new support plan with service user contribution.

The Deputy Director approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex needs, the individual cost of which is £108,755.40 per annum. It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

This is a new support plan with no other financial contributions.

The Deputy Director approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex needs, the individual cost of which is £124,961.20 per annum. It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

This is a new support plan with service user contribution.

The Deputy Director approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in respect of a person with complex needs, the individual cost of which is £129,258.48 per annum. It is considered in the public interest that information contained in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions and the actions being taken to enable that person to live independently in a safe environment.

This is a new support plan, awaiting financial assessment.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) has:

a) Noted the details of the highway works described in paragraph 4 of the design and cost report and as shown on plan ref: 7235-HJCE-00-XX-DR-C-4200 P05 attached at Appendix 2

b) Given authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980; whereby the works associated with the development are carried out by the developer and overseen by the Council;

c) Given authority to incur expenditure of £5000 staff checking and inspection fees which is to be fully covered by the developer through the Section 278 Agreement; and

d) Approved the adoption of new highway as shown on the land shaded red on plan ref: 7235-HJCE-00-XX-DR-C-4600 P02 attached at Appendix 2 so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime.

The Chief Officer Climate Energy and Green Space approved an injection of £12,000 contribution from the West Riding Ramblers for the provision of a new bridge. The total cost of the project is £22,000. The remaining £10,000 is being provided from approved City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement funding

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) has:

a) Noted the details provided in the Design and Cost report and as shown on the plans included at Appendix 3;

b) Given authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980; whereby the highway works associated with the development are carried out by the Council on behalf of the developer;

c) Requested the City Solicitor to advertise a Draft Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to provide no waiting at any time restrictions (double yellow lines); and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the new TRO as advertised;

d) Approved adoption of the proposed junction bell-mouth into the development site shown on drawing 733801-LCC-HWT-WD-DR-CH-001 so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime; and

e) Given authority to incur capital expenditure of circa £718,250 consisting of circa £650,000 civil works costs and circa £68,250 staff fees. The costs will be fully funded by the developer through the Section 278 Agreement.

The Chief Officer for Environmental Services has approved the award of the following contracts to Associated Waste Management Ltd. and Timberpak Ltd. for a duration of 4 years from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2028, the estimated value of the contracts is £5.5m

Lot No Lot Description Contractor Recommended to be Appointed Delivery Site Tonnage
1 General Waste not containing POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Associated Waste Management Ltd. Cross Green/Stourton 25388t
2 General Waste containing POPs Associated Waste Management Ltd. Gildersome 5235t
3 POPs Waste Associated Waste Management Ltd. Gildersome 3000t
4 Timber Timberpak Ltd. Cross Green 15550t
5 Inerts Associated Waste Management Ltd. Cross Green 15887t
6 Plasterboard and Gypsum Associated Waste Management Ltd. Cross Green 508t
7 Artic Haulage Associated Waste Management Ltd. N/A


This is a significant operational decision as a direct result of a previously taken key decision ref D56756 taken on 18/9/23 and therefore not open to call-in.

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment endorsed the local authority plan in its application to become an awarded member of the City of Sanctuary UK Local Authority Network and deliver as an Executive function.

The Director of Communities, Housing & Environment approved the proposed strengthening of Health & Housing’s management structure with the additional cost being primarily funded by direct grant from central government as outlined in the report.

The Chief Officer, Service Transformation and Partnerships approved the decision to transfer of funding for £250,000 for 2024/25 to NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Leeds Based) for SEMH Cluster Mindmate.

The Chief Officer Asset Management & Regeneration has approved the terms for the transfer of the subject site in accordance with the Equalisation Agreement that the Council is bound; the terms are set out in a confidential appendix that accompanies this report.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) was requested to:

a) Note the detail of the highway works described in outline in paragraph 4 of this report and shown on General Arrangement Plan DTP-3711223-D001 attached at Appendix 3.

b) Give authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980; whereby the works associated with the development are carried out by the developer and overseen by the Council with step in rights.

c) Give authority to incur expenditure of 5,000 staff checking and inspection fees to be fully funded by a developer through a Section 278 Agreement.

d) Approve construction and alteration of cycle track under powers contained under the provisions of section 65 (1) and (2) of the Highways Act 1980 for use by pedal cyclists.

e) Approve with reference to powers contained in Section 66 (1) of the Highways Act construction of new footway as shown on General Arrangement Plan DTP-3711223-D001 attached at Appendix 3.

f) Approve with reference to powers contained in Section 96 of the Highways Act construction of new verge with low level planting as shown on General Arrangement Plan DTP-3711223-D001 attached at Appendix 3.

The Chief Officer Resources & Strategy, Children & Families has:
a) Approved the completion of a formal tender exercise for the selection of a construction contractor to deliver the Pudsey Grammar School 6th Form Block project via Lot 2 of the ‘YORbuild 3 Minor Works framework’.
b) Approved the procurement methodology and evaluation & scoring criteria set out in section 3.0 of this report, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rule 15.
c) Noted, the new ‘post-16’ block at Pudsey Grammar School is subject to a funding grant from the Department for Education and has a target spend date of 31st March 2025. The project is currently anticipated to handover the new accommodation in-line with this deadline.
d) Noted, that this report does not constitute a financial commitment to the Authority. A future ‘Design Cost Report and Tender Acceptance Report’ will follow upon completion of the tender exercise, detailed herein, should an appropriately qualified bid be selected.
e) Noted that the responsible officer for implementation is the Head of Service, Learning Systems and the Head of Project & Programmes.

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) has:

a. Noted the detail of the highway works described in the Design and Cost report and shown on the S278 Works Plan attached at Appendix 3;

b. Given authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980; whereby the works associated with the development are carried out by the developer and overseen by the Council;

c. Given authority to incur expenditure of £5000 staff checking and inspection fees to be fully funded by a developer through a Section 278 Agreement.

d. Approved the adoption of new highway as per the area highlighted in red as shown on drawing number E22/7918/023_03 attached at Appendix 3 so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime;

e. Requested the City Solicitor to advertise a Draft Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to provide no waiting at any time restrictions (double yellow lines); and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the new TRO as advertised.