Decision details

Department for Education Holiday Activity and Food funding for 2021

Reference: D52845

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

For Leeds City Council to accept £3,532,450 from the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food fund to deliver healthy activities in school holidays in 2021.

For the Council to adopt a mixed delivery model based on previous experience of delivering schemes.

Decision:

The Director of Communities and Environment approved the requests to;

 

a)  Accept the £3,532,450 Holiday and Activities funding from the Department for Education for 2021.

b)  Agree to the mixed model delivery approach whereby Leeds Community Foundation commission third sector provision across the district, and the Council deliver through schools and community hubs.

c)  Agree the approach and funding for Easter 2021 provision.

d)  Exempt this decision from call-in, in order to receive funding from the Department for Education.

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

If the decision has not been published in the List of Forthcoming Key Decisions for at least 28 clear days, the reason why it would be impracticable to delay the decision:: The first instalment of funding from the Department for Education is due in March 2021, it would be detrimental to the Councils financial resources if the funding was not accepted.

If exempt from Call-In, the reason why Call-In would prejudice the interests of the Council or the public:: The first instalment of funding from the Department for Education is due in March 2021, it would be detrimental to the Councils financial resources if the funding was not accepted.

Contact: Joanna Rowlands, Financial Inclusion Manager 0113 3789219 Email: Jo.Rowlands@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 11/03/2021

Date of decision: 19/03/2021

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