Issue details

Proposal to develop a Social Enterprise as a staff led mutual to deliver the Learning Disability Community Support Service

 

 

The service is seeking to develop a social enterprise in the form of a staff led public service mutual which will:

·  Establish a vehicle that can deliver a long term sustainable future for the current service, protecting current high quality services and jobs;

·  Create a socially responsible employer in the city that can deliver ‘good growth’, the Living Wage and raise employment standards in the sector

·  Help mitigate cost pressures that the Council is facing as a result of demographic pressures in learning disability services; and

·  If supported, the proposal will lead to the TUPE transfer of staff from the Council to the Social Enterprise

 

Executive Board is asked to authorise that formal consultation be undertaken with staff regarding the proposal to establish a social enterprise and, subject to a positive staff response, to establish transitional arrangements

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/01/2014

Decision due: 14 Feb 2014 by Executive Board

Lead director: Director of Adult Social Services

Department: Adult Social Services

Contact: Paul Broughton, Chief Officer (Customer Access) 0113 3950210 Email: paul.broughton@leeds.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Meetings and engagement events

Consultees

Elected Members, Staff, Trades Unions, Customers and Carers

Portfolio Holder: Councillor Ogilvie

Decisions

Agenda items

Documents

  • The report to be issued to the decision maker with the agenda for the meeting  

Background papers