Decisions

It is proposed to consult on staffing reductions within City Development as part of the Council’s overall savings programme for 2023/24 onwards.

The Director of City Development agreed:

•  the permanent removal of eleven vacant posts across the Directorate as detailed in 4.1 and table 1 in the attached DDR.

•  the temporary substitution of external funding to support four posts within Culture and Environment as detailed in 4.3 and table 2 in the attached DDR.

•  the extended temporary non-filling of posts within Culture and Economy specifically related to the existing temporary closure of Leeds Town Hall as detailed in 4.5 and table 3 in the attached DDR.

•  that detailed work be undertaken in areas of the Directorate where permanent deletions of posts (as detailed in 4.1) will occur to ensure that the impact of the reductions is understood and mitigated, as far as possible, on a team-by-team basis.

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment approved:

i)  Receipt of the grant allocation of £3,812,144 from DLUCH for the period 1^st April 2023 – 31^st March 2025 (£1,888,259 for 2023/24 and £1,923,885 for 2024/25)

ii)  In accordance with PCR Regulation 72(1)(c):

·  DN194503 (Lot 1): £839,788 to Leeds Women’s Aid for the Leeds Domestic Violence Service

·  DN194503 (Lot 2): £734,076 to Leeds Women’s Aid for the Leeds Domestic Violence Service

·  DN199026: £124,689 to Turning Lives Around for the Beacon Service

iii)  In accordance with PCR Regulations 72(1)(f) and Regulation 72(5):

·  DN421340: £344,182 to Gipsil Limited for the Our Way Leeds Service

·  DN415655: £87,274 to Basis Yorkshire

iv)  Grant allocations to the following organisations

·  Up to £490,020 to Leeds Women’s Aid to provide additional support to people living in the independent LWA refuge

·  Up to £510,874 to Leeds Women’s Aid to continue developing, managing and funding the Sanctuary Support Team which includes workers from a number of community based organisations

·  Up to £106,191 to St Anne’s Community Services to provide domestic abuse support to the people they support through their accommodation based housing services

v)  An allocation of £673,426 to Leeds City Council (Safer Stronger Communities and Leeds Housing Options (LHO)) to fund the staff resource required to undertake the administrative function of the Statutory Duty and to continue the specialist domestic abuse team within LHO

vi)  that the remaining funding relating to this decision will be allocated via Significant Operational or Administrative Decisions as appropriate

Key Delegated Decision to approve expenditure over £500k in respect of the 2023/24 Planned Maintenance Programme.

The Director of Children and Families agreed to:

a)  Approve the proposed programme of Planned Maintenance works in maintained and Foundation (Trust) schools to be delivered during 2023/24 and funded from the available Schools Condition Allocation grant provided by the DfE.

b)  Authorise expenditure of £4,500,000 of the available Schools Condition Allocation grant on these essential condition works.

c)  Approve the proposed procurement strategy, using the in-house Procurement Team, and the use of the internal provider for some work areas and Yortender portal to contractors from Constructionline framework for the remaining programme.

d)  Noted that £500,000 of previous year’s School Condition Allocation with pre-existing Authority to Spend is still available to be utilised towards the 2023/24 Capital Maintenance Programme, based on current outturn projections for previous year’s maintenance schemes.

The Director of Communities, Housing & Environments is requested to:
a) Approve the award of a contract to McHale Contracts and Plant Environmental LLP t/a MCP Environmental in the value of £1.5m (approximately £375,000 per annum) exclusive of VAT for a contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months on 24 April 2023 to deliver services associated with asbestos surveys citywide
b) Recognise that Appendix 1 – tender Analysis Report should be designated exempt from publication in accordance with information procedure rule 10.4(3).

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment approved

1) The use of the most up to date 2019 IMD and general population datasets, and ward based population data issued by the ONS in February 2023 (2021 Census) for young people aged 8-17 years, to determine the individual allocations for Well being and Youth Activity Funds (YAF) for each of the 10 Community Committees for the financial year 2023/24.

2) The new 2023/24 Wellbeing and YAF allocations for each of the 10 Community Committees, incorporating an approved budget reduction of £133,000.

1  This decision is to enter into a grant agreement with WYCA for gainshare funding for LEEDS 2023’s WOW Barn project.  The funds will cover the development costs for the WOW Barn project to be delivered by Leeds Culture Trust (LCT) as a signature event in the LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture. The funds will be channelled in full to Leeds Culture Trust to deliver the project and manage expenditure.

2  It is proposed that the £551,672 WYCA funding is managed through the Leeds City Council grant agreement. The grant agreement requires robust reporting on the impact of LEEDS 2023 and is being refreshed to ensure specific outcomes from the WOW Barn project are reported whilst also capturing the wider benefits of the funding commitment to the year of culture.  The refreshed grant agreement will be signed by the end of March 2023.

3  This current grant agreement will be followed by a further grant agreement between WYCA and LCC for the remaining sum of £ 948,328 which was approved by WYCA Culture Committee on 26.1.23 for the WOW Barn project.  This will bring total funding from WYCA’s Gainshare fund to be channelled to LCT for the WOW Barn to £1.5m.

4  The authority to enter into a grant agreement for this second tranche of funding for the WOW Barn also sits under this key decision.

a)  The Chief Officer Culture and Economy has authorised the City Council to enter into grant agreement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority for a sum of £551,672 from WYCA’s Gainshare fund.  This funding will then be channelled in full to Leeds Culture Trust who will deliver the WOW Barn project and who will manage all WOW Barn expenditure.

b)  The decision has been exempted from call in.  The reasons for this exemption are set out in section 19 of this report under legal implications.

The Director of Public Health:

Approved authority to put an offer, in principle, to the Leeds GP Confederation, as outlined in this report under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, to enter into negotiations to establish a new contract for the provision of a new NHS Health Check contract for a period of 5 years commencing 1^st April 2024 (with an option to extend for a period of up to 36 months in any combination) with a maximum budget of £520,000 per annum plus up to a potential maximum of £550,000 of Public Health Reserves will be available over the first two years. (The budget is £4,710,000 for the overall contract period if all extensions are used).

Approved the use of 100% quality tender evaluation criteria, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 15.2 (b).

Noted that a further report to approve the contract award which will be a direct consequence of this key decision will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process and will therefore be a significant operational decision at most which will not be subject to call in.

The Interim Director of Adults and Health agreed to:

Extend the existing NHS Act Section 256 agreement for 12 months from 1^st April 23 to the transfer the £800,000 funding from Leeds Community Healthcare Trust to Leeds City Council

That LCC will contibutr the sum of £98,000 to the Enhance programme using funding received through the Health Partnerships Team from the Department of Communities and Local Government for “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Support” as part of the Covid-19 response.

Awarded the grant agreement of £898,000 to Leeds Older People’s Forum who will administrate and distribute the funding to third sector organisations who currently deliver the Enhance Programme. The grant agreement will commence from 1^st April 2023 for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months subject to funding still being available. (Overall value should the extension be taken £2,694,000).

Officers from Adults & Health Integrated Commissioning Team will work with colleagues from Procurement & Commercial Services to implement the decision.

To give the authority to utilise Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to vary the Casualty, Property, Motor fleet, and Engineering Inspection contract to modify the end date by one year. 

The Director of Resources gives authority to utilise Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which states Contracts and may be modified without a new procurement procedure “where the modifications, irrespective of their value, are not substantial …” and to vary the contracts for Casualty, Property, Motor Fleet, Engineering Inspection, Terrorism and Sabotage to modify the end dates by one year to 31^st March 2025.

The Interim Director of Adults and Health:

Approved the authority to undertake a procurement exercise to procure a two year framework contract for the supply of telecare equipment with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months in any combination.

Approved the proposed timescale for implementation from 1st September 2023.

Noted that the Service Delivery Manager- Assisted Living Leeds will be the officer responsible for the implementation

Approved authority to proceed with a competitive procurement process, as outlined in this report and in line with Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 3.1.7, to procure a suitable provider/consortium to deliver a new sexual health service, for a period of 5 years and 9 months commencing 1^st July 2024 (with an option to extend for a period of up to 48 months in any combination, which if utilised would be subject to a separate decision at the appropriate time) with a budget of up to a maximum of £6,858,962 per annum (£67,374,880 for the full contract period including extensions and non-recurring mobilisation budget).

Noted that a report will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process to approve the contract award, which will be a direct consequence of this key decision and will therefore be a significant operational decision at most, which will not be subject to call in.

The Chief Officer Community Hubs, Welfare and Business Support gave approval for funding of £129,604 to FareShare Yorkshire to continue to support organisations in Leeds, as well as supporting the local welfare offer in the city.

Leeds City Council has been allocated £7,098,648.16 to spend between 1^st October 2022 and 31^st March 2023

This is a significant operational decision, linked to an approved Key Decision – Household Support Fund for Leeds D55289 and Significant Operation Decision D55804.

Please see original key decision report for further information. Council and democracy (leeds.gov.uk)

To give authority to spend and to procure in relation to the development of the Children’s residential estate to establish eight new residential care homes in four small group living hubs of two houses each; to incur revenue expenditure necessary to the operation of children’s residential homes; and to establish and recruit to necessary associated staffing structures. 

The Director of Children & Families has agreed to:

a)  Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity within the children’s residential portfolio;

b)  Approve the overall business case as described in this report;

c)  Approve the revenue expenditure necessary for the operation of the proposed new homes;

d)  Approve the establishment of new posts, as detailed, to support the proposed new homes; 

e)  Note the financial implications and give authority to spend budgets (revenue and capital) as identified in this report; and

f)  Note, as per the Scheme of Delegation, that the Chief Officer, Asset Management & Regeneration, will be required to approve the acquisitions, as and when properties are identified.

The Chief Officer, Financial Services has agreed to:

g)  Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity with the children’s residential portfolio; and

h)  Approve the necessary injection into the capital programme to enable property acquisitions.

The ‘Homes for Ukraine’ Scheme was launched in March 2022. As part of the Scheme local authorities are required to deliver integration services to Ukrainian refugees who arrive through the scheme.

Doncaster, East Riding and Rotherham Councils requested to vary their existing Partnership Agreements with Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) to add the provision of a ‘wraparound integration service’ for Ukrainian refugees who have arrived through Homes for Ukraine.  A variation to the existing Grant Agreement with the British Refugee Council is required to deliver this service.

The Director of Communities Housing and Environment :-

a)  Approved a variation to the existing Partnership Agreement between Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) and City of Doncaster Council to provide for 12 months of integration support for Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the UK through Homes for Ukraine from 1^st April 2022 to 28^th February 2023. This means the variation agreement has a retrospective commencement date based on when the service commenced of 1^st May 2022 and end date of 29^th February 2024.

b)  Approved a variation to the existing Partnership Agreement between Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) and East Riding of Yorkshire Council to provide for 12 months of integration support to Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the UK through Homes for Ukraine from 1^st April 2022 to 28^th February 2023. This means the variation agreement has a retrospective commencement date based on when the service commenced of 1^st May 2022 and end date of 29^th February 2024.

c)  Approved a variation to the existing Partnership Agreement between Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to provide for 12 months of integration support to Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the UK through Homes for Ukraine from 1^st April 2022 to 31^st December 2022. This means the variation agreement has a retrospective commencement date based on when the service commenced of 1^st September 2022 and end date of 31^st December 2023.

d)  Approved a variation to the existing Grant Agreement between Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) and the British Refugee Council to deliver the above services in Doncaster, East Riding and Rotherham. This means the variation agreement has a retrospective commencement date depending on when the service commenced of 1^st May 2022 and end date of 29^th February 2024.

e)  Approved a variation in the payment flow in the above agreements which will permit Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) to receive Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) grant funding via City of Doncaster Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and allow the onward payment of such funds to the British Refugee Council. The British Refugee Council will directly invoice Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) for work done; subsequently Leeds City Council (Migration Yorkshire) will invoice the relevant partner local authority (partner LA) for the work at the same cost.

f)  Approved the entry into such other agreements that the Head of Migration Yorkshire believes are needed to enable the delivery of a wraparound integration service to Ukrainian refugees in the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ Sponsorship Scheme.

Further to Minute No. 73, 19^th October 2022, the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment submitted a report which provided an updated position on the cost-of-living situation in Leeds, and which reflected upon national policy interventions and the actions being taken by the Council and partners in response to such matters from a welfare and financial inclusion perspective.

The Executive Member introduced the report highlighting the key aspects within it, which included an update on the related training which had recently been provided by the Financial Inclusion Team to Members and Group Office staff. An update was also provided on the current position regarding the receipt of external funding via the Household Support Fund, whilst specific reference was also made to the appended Cost of Living Action Plan and the report on the Council’s State of the City event, which had focussed upon the cost of living situation.  In conclusion, the Executive Member extended her thanks to officers for the work which they continued to undertake in this area, to frontline staff for the valuable service that they provided to residents across the city and also to third sector partners for their collaborative approach.

In considering the report, Members highlighted the value of the December 2022 State of the City event. The Board also emphasised the importance of cross-party working in this area and the need to ensure that a localised and inclusive approach continued to be taken.

Responding to comments, it was undertaken that both the Executive Board and the Environment, Housing and Communities Scrutiny Board would continue to be kept informed and involved in this area of work moving forward.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report, be noted; and that the approach being adopted, as detailed within the submitted report, be endorsed;

(b)  That it be noted that the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment is responsible for overseeing and implementing any actions arising from the submitted report.

The Director of Resources submitted a report which presented the Council’s Climate Emergency Annual Report for Members’ consideration. The Annual Report provided an update on the progress being made at both a Council and a citywide level towards the target set by the Council when declaring a Climate Emergency in 2019 of achieving net zero emissions for the city by 2030. The report also reflected upon wider changes relevant to the city’s decarbonisation that have occurred both regionally and nationally.

In presenting the report, the Executive Member provided an overview of the key areas of work which had been undertaken over the past year in response to the Climate Emergency and in progressing towards the target of achieving net zero emissions for the city by 2030.  In doing so, it was highlighted that in 2022 Leeds City Council had been recognised as one of 122 city authorities across the world leading the way on climate action by the Carbon Disclosure Project. In conclusion, the Executive Member, on behalf of the Board extended her thanks to the Sustainable Energy and Air Quality team for the progress that was being made in this area, and also to the Environment, Housing and Communities Scrutiny Board for the role it continued to play.

In response to a comment, the Board received further information on and discussed the compatibility between the planning system and the Council’s net zero emissions target. Members also considered the funding which had been secured by the Council from Government to date and the process by which such funding was secured, whilst the Board also discussed the progress being made both as a Council and as a city towards the Council’s 2030 net zero emissions target.

Specifically in response to an enquiry relating to transport contributing around a third of the city’s emissions, it was confirmed that the emissions from Leeds Bradford Airport were not included within that, which it was noted was consistent with the Government’s approach to such matters.

Responding to a Member’s concerns regarding the statistics presented in the submitted report and the rate of progress being made across the Council’s directorates towards achieving net zero emissions, it was undertaken that such matters would be followed up with the Member in question in order to gain further detail.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the Net Zero Housing Plan for the Council, as presented at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be adopted;

(b)  That the consultation responses regarding the Leeds Food Strategy, as detailed within Appendix 2 to the submitted report, be noted; and that approval be given to the adoption of the updated Leeds Food Strategy, as presented at Appendix 3 to the submitted report;

(c)  That approval be given for Leeds City Council to be a signatory of the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission’s ‘Climate Action Pledge’;

(d)  That the next Climate Emergency Annual Report to Executive Board be submitted in September 2024 (and every 12 months thereafter), in order to improve transparency by aligning the Annual Report with the Council’s Carbon Disclosure Project submission.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor Golton required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on the decisions referred to within this minute)

The Chief Officer (Financial Services) submitted a report presenting the financial health of the Authority in respect of both the General Fund revenue budget and the Housing Revenue Account as at Month 10 of the 2022/23 financial year.

It was noted that recommendation (b) in the submitted report should be amended to read as follows: ‘Savings actions identified to date are included in the reported overspend position and actions will continue to be identified for receipt at the April meeting of this Board’.

In presenting the report, the Executive Member for Resources provided an overview of the key information within it, which included reference to the fact that an overspend of £13.7m was projected for the Authority’s General Fund services, as at month 10 of 2022/23, and that a balanced budget was expected to be achieved by the year-end, via a range of actions including the delivery of savings, the utilisation of reserves and the application of Government funding.

Responding to a Member’s enquiries, the Board received further information on the work which had been undertaken to date and which continued to ensure that the budget available within the Children and Families directorate was appropriate and sustainable moving forward. It was noted that this included a review undertaken as part of the 2023/24 budget setting process on the monitoring of key areas such as levels of demand for services. In addition, the work undertaken by a cross-directorate ‘task and finish’ working group and the establishment of a cross-directorate delivery board were also highlighted.

Also in relation to the Children and Families directorate, responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board received clarification on the funding which had been confirmed by Leeds Health and Care Partnership Executive Group (PEG) from 2023/24 in relation to the provision of new and existing services, with it being undertaken that the Member in question would be provided with a further briefing on such matters, as appropriate.

Responding to an enquiry regarding the increased costs experienced in relation to the provision of fleet vehicles, the Board received an update on the approach being taken towards the management of the Council’s current vehicle fleet, together with the ongoing review to inform the medium to longer term strategy. It was noted that the approach to such matters would contribute towards the target of achieving net zero emissions for the city by 2030.

Regarding an enquiry on the projected reduction in the level of recycling income received by the Council from the Green Bin waste due to a fall in market prices, it was noted that currently there was no significant impact projected on the 2023/24 Communities, Housing and Environment directorate budget, however, it was undertaken that this issue would continue to be monitored and that Executive Members would be kept informed, as appropriate.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That it be noted that at Month 10 of the financial year (January 2023) the Authority’s General Fund services are forecasting an overspend of £13.7m and that the Housing Revenue Account is forecasting a balanced position;

(b)  That it be noted, that where an overspend is projected, directorates, including the Housing Revenue Account, are required to present action plans to mitigate their reported pressures, in line with the Revenue Principles agreed by Executive Board in 2019; with it also being noted that savings actions identified to date are included in the reported overspend position and (as referenced in the correction detailed above), actions will continue to be identified for receipt at the April 2023 meeting of Executive Board;

(c)  That it be noted that known increased inflation and known impacts of the rising cost of living, including the agreed 2022/23 pay award, have been incorporated into this reported financial position, with it also being noted that these pressures will continue to be assessed, with the latest position being incorporated into future reports to be received by this Board.

Leeds City Council are proposing to change the age range of Wykebeck Primary School from 3-11 years to 2-11 years, in order to create 24 places for 2-year-old children with effect from September 2023.

There were 13 representations received to the public consultation with 11 comments, 9 supporting the proposal and 2 objecting.

The decision on the proposal has been classed as a “key decision” as the outcome would have a significant effect on nursery aged children in the Gipton and Harehills ward in Leeds.

If any objections are received, this would be raised with the Exec member for discussion with the chair of scrutiny board.

Further to Minute No. 93, 14^th December 2022, the Director of Children and Families submitted a report regarding a proposal to lower the age range of Wykebeck Primary School from 3-11 years to 2-11 years and create Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) provision for 24 eligible 2-year-olds in the area. Specifically, the report also invited the Board to consider and note the outcomes from the statutory notice process and recommended approval of the proposal, as presented.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outcome of the statutory notice period, as detailed within the submitted report, be noted;

(b)  That the recommendation to permanently change the age range of Wykebeck Primary School from 3-11 to 2-11, with effect from September 2023, be approved;

(c)  That the resolutions within this minute be exempted from Call In for the reasons of urgency, as set out in paragraph 31 of the submitted report;

(d)  That it be noted that the responsible officer for the implementation of such matters is the Head of Learning Systems.

(The Council’s Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rules state that a decision may be declared as being exempt from the Call In process by the decision taker if it is considered that the matter is urgent and any delay would seriously prejudice the Council’s, or the public’s interests. In line with this, the resolutions contained within this minute were exempted from the Call In process, as per resolution (c) above, and for the reasons as detailed above and as set out within section 31 of the submitted report)

To authorise the Director of City Development to enter into a funding contract with West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the Ad:Venture and Digital Enterprise Business Support Programmes.

To approve the authority to spend up to £5m of devolution gainshare funding on the Ad:Venture Programme and up to £4,676,147 of UK Shared Prosperity Fund on the Digital Enterprise Programme by March 2026.

The Director of City Development submitted a report which provided an update on the Ad:Venture programme and Digital Enterprise Business Support programme which had been delivered by the Council on behalf the Leeds City Region since 2016. The report outlined the efforts made by the Council in developing new funding packages for these programmes and sought approval to enter into a series of contracts and funding agreements with the principal funder – West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and delivery partners.

In presenting the report, the Executive Member provided an overview of the support and opportunities which had been delivered as a result of both programmes since 2016, and the role of such programmes in contributing towards the growth of the local economy.

Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board received further details on the actions which were being taken, and which continued to be developed, in order to proactively market and promote the programmes across all communities. It was noted that whilst such an approach would focus upon West Yorkshire moving forward, it was anticipated that proposed developments in the marketing approach would further improve how the programmes targeted their services in future.

Also in response to a Member’s enquiry, the Board received further detail on the processes in place to monitor and measure the outcomes arising from the programmes, with it being noted that there was an established evaluation procedure in place, and that the outcomes from that process were considered by WYCA, as appropriate. 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the progress and success of Ad:Venture and Digital Enterprise which has been achieved to date in supporting businesses and individuals across the Leeds City Region, be noted;

(b)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of City Development in order to enable the Director to enter into contract with West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the Ad:Venture and Digital Enterprise Business Support Programmes;

(c)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of City Development in order to enable the Director to enter into funding agreements with delivery partners and take all necessary actions to ensure that the Ad:Venture and Digital Enterprise programmes continue to support businesses and individuals across West Yorkshire;

(d)  That the authority to spend up to £5m of Gainshare funding on the Ad:Venture Programme, and up to £4,676,147 of UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) on the Digital Enterprise Programme, be approved.

The Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) is periodically updated, or refreshed, to ensure that it remains relevant to improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families living and working in Leeds.  The CYPP requires approval at Full Council as it sits in the Budget and Policy Framework and will therefore be exempt from call-in. Executive Board are being asked to refer the CYPP to Full Council for adoption.

The Director of Children and Families submitted a report which, informed by a formal consultation exercise, presented a refreshed version of the Children and Young People’s Plan for the Board’s consideration, and which sought the Board’s approval for the submission of the plan for the period 2023 to 2028 to Full Council with the recommendation of formal adoption.

In introducing the report, the Executive Member provided an overview of the key proposals within the refreshed plan, with the comprehensive consultation exercise which had informed the review process being highlighted. Specific reference was made to the plan’s consideration at Children and Families Scrutiny Board, the Leeds Children and Young People’s Partnership and also the engagement which had taken place with children and young people themselves, which it was noted, had been key to the formation of the refreshed 12 Child Friendly ‘Wishes’. It was also noted that the plan setout the vision and objectives for the Council and the wider partnership in terms of working with children and young people, and that the refresh was being undertaken in order to acknowledge the significant changes and challenges which had occurred in recent years.

In response to a Member’s comments regarding the proposed format of the plan, it was noted that whilst the plan was comprehensive and reflected the wishes of children and young people, it was felt that it was succinctly presented.

Responding to a Member’s comments, the Board received further detail on the plan’s objectives, and how the work streams that lay beneath the plan were consistent with the ongoing actions taking place to manage the financial, resource and demand based challenges which continued to be faced in this area.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That following the associated consultation exercise undertaken in late 2022 (a summary of which is presented in Appendix 2 to the submitted report) the proposals for a refreshed Children and Young People’s Plan, as presented, be noted;

(b)  That approval be given for the refreshed Children and Young People’s Plan 2023 to 2028 (as presented in Appendix 1 to the submitted report) to be submitted to Full Council on 12 July 2023, with a recommendation of formal adoption.

(The matters referred to within this minute, given that they were decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules, were not eligible for Call In, as Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rule 5.1.2 states that the power to Call In decisions does not extend to those decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules)

The Interim Director of Adults and Health has approved:-

·  A 24-month extension for the Reassessment Team on the delivery of Value for Money (VfM) work and discreet commissioning programmes of work which will result in both cashable and non-cashable savings. The focus will primarily be reassessments and reviews and there are a significant number of individuals across learning disability and mental health who have not had reviews since 2021 back to 2009. In addition there are 107 individuals in the learning disability service with no recorded review on CIS.

The Interim Director of Adults and Health has noted:-

·  That the work is overseen by the Head of Service for Specialist Services and the relevant Service Delivery Managers within those areas.

Approval to tender the Bikeability Cycle Training Contract 2023

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) has approved the tender of and evaluation of subsequent submissions for the Bikeability Cycle Training Contract (the Contract) from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2025 with the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years to 31st August 2027.

Tail Spend Solution is a digital purchasing system which the Buyer and Supplier willuse. These are products that are often low volume and low value which we buy to meet a specific, short term need and are unlikely to buy again or in the near future. The tail spend solution will enable the council to capture this expenditure and re-brand as on contract spend that delivers social value based on local spend with local (Leeds) suppliers.

The Director of Resources gave authority to procure a Tail Spend Solution from 1^st April 2023 to 31^st March 2027 (subject to the successful trial of up to 6 months with CEL).

The estimated contract value is £500,000 per annum.