THAT this Council applauds the excellent work done by its Jobs and Skills Service in delivering New Deal Services in Leeds for the past eight years. During this time the team has helped 9,425Leeds citizens into employment and has been awarded Beacon Status for Removing Barriers to Work.
Council therefore condemns the decision made by the Department of Work and Pensions to ignore the expertise that has been built up within the Council and award the New Deal contract to an alternative provider. Council is particularly appalled at the failure of the Government to inform the Council of its decision in a timely manner, which has resulted in unnecessary distress to its employees.
M HARRIS
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Harris seconded by Councillor A Carter
That this Council applauds the excellent work done by its Jobs and Skills Service in delivering New Deal Services in Leeds for the past eight years. During this time the team has helped 9,425Leeds citizens into employment and has been awarded Beacon Status for Removing Barriers to Work.
Council therefore condemns the decision made by the Department of Work and Pensions to ignore the expertise that has been built up within the Council and award the New Deal contract to an alternative provider. Council is particularly appalled at the failure of the Government to inform the Council of its decision in a timely manner, which has resulted in unnecessary distress to its employees.
An amendment was moved by Councillor Wakefield seconded by Councillor Blake
Paragraph 2, delete all after “Council therefore condemns” and replace with:
‘ the ruling administration for their incompetence and mishandling of the bidding process which resulted in the Council losing this contract and calls on the relevant Scrutiny Board to investigate the whole issue as a matter of urgency’
The amendment was lost and upon the motion being put to the vote it was
RESOLVED - That this Council applauds the excellent work done by its Jobs and Skills Service in delivering New Deal Services in Leeds for the past eight years. During this time the team has helped 9,425Leeds citizens into employment and has been awarded Beacon Status for Removing Barriers to Work.
Council therefore condemns the decision made by the Department of Work and Pensions to ignore the expertise that has been built up within the Council and award the New Deal contract to an alternative provider. Council is particularly appalled at the failure of the Government to inform the Council of its decision in a timely manner, which has resulted in unnecessary distress to its employees.
On the requisition of Councillors Hanley and Selby the voting was recorded as follows:
The amendment in Councillor Wakefield’s name
YES
Armitage, Atha, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, S Hamilton, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Harrison, G Hyde, Illingworth, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna, Minkin, Morgan, Mulherin, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Wakefield
36
NO
Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Mrs A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, McArdle, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Procter, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson
52
ABSTAIN
Beverley, Finnigan, Grayshon
3
The Motion
YES
Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Mrs A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, McArdle, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Procter, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson
52
NO
Armitage, Atha, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dowson, S Hamilton, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Hanley Harington, Harper, Harrison, Illingworth, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna, Minkin, Morgan, Mulherin, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Wakefield
35
ABSTAIN
Beverley, Finnigan, Grayshon, G Hyde
4
(Councillor Murray having declared a personal and prejudicial interest under minute 45 above left the meeting during the debate on this item)
(The meeting was suspended at 5.55 pm and resumed at 6.30 pm)