A report by the Strategic Director – Regeneration and Environment informed that the current worklessness support contract was due to cease on 30 January 2015.  The report also sought approval to allocate funds from the Council’s public health grant to continue activity to tackle worklessness.  The report detailed the proposed approach and sought delegated authority for the Strategic Director, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member – Economy to progress this.

The report contained commercially sensitive information relating to the future competitive tendering processes, the disclosure of which was not considered to be appropriate. Accordingly, this report was deemed to be exempt from disclosure under paragraph 3, Part 1 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the allocation from the Council’s public health grant to deliver activity to tackle worklessness as detailed in paragraph 5.2 of the report be approved; and

(2)  authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment,in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member - Economy to progress the proposed approach in order to utilise the funds from public health to tackle worklessness as set out in paragraph 5.3 of the report.