Decision details
Youth Provision - East London Tabernacle (ELT)
Decision Maker: Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To authorise a further 6 month extension from 1st October 2015 to 31st March 2016 to the existing Service Level Agreement with East London Tabernacle and for the sum of £8,832 to be paid from the Youth Service Core Budget to enable the ELT to deliver 3 sessions per week and work with all young residents with a focus on Somali youth participation.
Decision:
Commissioners noted the reasons for urgency regarding the late submission of the report offered by officers in that, because of a review of the allocation of grants, it had not been possible to assess the exact effects of the termination of grants in areas of the borough before the termination notices had been issued. Councillor Pierce expressed concerned regarding the lateness of the report on grounds of transparency. Commissioners noted Members view and deliberated. They then agreed to consider the report as an urgent item.
Hasan Faruq, Interim Service Development Manager, introduced the report which concerned the extension of an SLA for East London Tabernacle.
The Chair invited Councillor Saunders and Councillor Golds to comment on the proposals and they indicated that they broadly supported the application although they had some concerns.
In considering the matter, Commissioners were dissatisfied with reasons offered for the retrospective application and that the potential impacts of terminating grants had not been properly assessed. They were also dissatisfied with a report that, an officer without delegated authority, had indicated to this organisation that an extension could be sought. While Commissioners did not oppose the application, they considered the processes followed to administer this matter unsatisfactory, hence they would support a grant of emergency funding on this occasion only. The Corporate Director for Resources acknowledged that improvement was needed and to this end, Youth Services was undertaking work with the Procurement Team.
RESOLVED
1. That a further 6 month extension from 1st October 2015 to 31st March 2016 be authorised to the existing Service Level Agreement with East London Tabernacle and
2. That the sum of £8,832 to be paid from the Youth Service Core Budget to enable the ELT to deliver 3 sessions per week and work with all young residents with a focus on Somali youth participation.
3. That no further extensions be approved within this agreement.
Report author: Andy Bamber
Publication date: 04/11/2015
Date of decision: 21/10/2015
Decided at meeting: 21/10/2015 - Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting
Accompanying Documents:
- 151020 Youth Provision East London Tabernacle (ELT) - signed of by legal (2) PDF 132 KB
- appendix 1 - 6 Month SLA - ELT Baptist Church 2015 (01 Apr- 30 Sep) PDF 303 KB
- Appendix 2 - 6 month termination letter 1st Apr 15 until 30th Sept 15 PDF 27 KB
- Appendix 3 - Proposed 6 Month SLA 1st Oct 15 until 31st March16 PDF 140 KB
- Appendix 4 - Checklist - East London Tabernacle PDF 70 KB