Issue - meetings

Cabinet noted that its proposals for 2014/15 had been introduced following a major review of the Service, and it affirmed its intention to proceed as per its decision of 16 July, 2013.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services introduced a report to present the recommendations of the Lifelong Learning Overview & Scrutiny Committee in order to provide sustainable play provision from April 2014 with reference to the Summer play scheme programme.

                        The Head of Service advised that a Task and Finish Group had been set up to consider arrangements for Playschemes for 2013 and beyond.  Following a meeting of the Task and Finish Group held on 18 November 2013, the recommendations of the Group were presented to the Lifelong Learning Overview & Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 19 December 2013, where they were supported to be recommended to Cabinet.  The recommendations of the Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee were detailed in the report.  The recommendations included a pressure bid of £12,000 to be allocated to support match funding for Town and Community Councils.  

                        The Cabinet Member for Waste Strategy, Public Protection and Leisure expressed a number of concerns around the recommendation that £12,000 be allocated to support match funding for Town and Community Councils.  He referred to the proposals for 2014/15 which had been introduced by Cabinet following a major review of the Service and proposed that it affirmed its intention to proceed in accordance with its decision at the meeting of Cabinet held on 16 July 2013. 

            RESOLVED:

Cabinet noted that its proposals for 2014/15 had been introduced following a major review of the Service, and it affirmed its intention to proceed as per its decision of 16 July, 2013.