Monica Forty, Interim Service Head for Learning and Achievement and Gareth Platt Business and Finance Officer Early Years’ Service presented the report which concerned the scheme through which the Council intended to distribute capital funding awarded by the Department for Education for the provision of free part-time early years education for disadvantaged families.

The Councillors present indicated they had no observations to make.

The Commissioners discussed with officers how public money would be safeguarded in the event that any participating organisations were to become insolvent and how the proposals will meet demand.  They then agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    That the allocation of awards on the basis of the process set out in this report be approved and

2.    That the responsible Corporate Director be delegated the authority to enter into agreements to give effect to that, and

3.    That a report be sent to the Commissioners on a quarterly basis with details of the awards made.