This page lists the key decisions due to be taken within Leeds City Council over the next few months. Details of each key decision will be published below at least 28 clear days before the decision is due to be taken
What is a 'Key Decision'?
A key decision is an executive decision which is likely to:
Article 13 of the Council's Constitution provides more details about which decisions will be treated as key decisions.
How to get more information about a particular key decision
The agenda papers for Executive Board meetings, and the documents being considered by officers taking key decisions, are available five working days before the decision will be made through the Council's website.
The contact details of a lead officer are provided for each key decision listed below. Please contact the lead officer directly if you wish to obtain copies or extracts of any other listed documents, or if you wish to receive details of further documents as they become available. Sometimes the papers you request may contain exempt of confidential information. If this is the case, the lead officer will explain why it will not be possible to make copies available.
The placement of children and young people in children’s residential homes continues to exert significant pressures for local authorities across the region. These pressures are also being felt in Leeds - not only to identify placements in the Leeds locality but also on budgets within Children and Families Services. Therefore, in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and to ensure that Leeds meets statutory duty (Care Act 2014 and Children’s Homes Act 2015), Leeds Children and Families directorate is seeking permission to procure residential home placements in Leeds from the external market to meet the changing needs of our children and young people and families.
Leeds participates in the DN358666 – White Rose – Residential Electronic Market Place (EMP), a contract arrangement between 14 participating authorities/trust across the Yorkshire and Humber. The Residential EMP has been in place since 01/08/2019 and allows participating authorities the option to procure blocks from this contract arrangement. This procurement is likely to include phased opportunities to meet Leeds immediate and longer-term sufficiency planning. Contract opportunities are likely to be up to a 4-year period.
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision due date: Not before 25/05/2022
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Angela Depledge
Notice of decision: 26/04/2022