Decision details
DECISIONS TAKEN UNDER CORONAVIRUS CONTINGENCY PLANNING PROCEDURES, 17 TO 24 MARCH 2020
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Under the new Coronavirus Contingency Planning Procedures, as approved by the Leader of the Council, the executive (Leader and Cabinet) priorities of the Council are amended to simply be:
(i) preservation of life;
(ii) supporting the vulnerable;
(iii) safeguarding children; and
(iv) aiding the Borough’s businesses and economy
during this period that contingency planning is required to respond to an emergency situation and manage the effects of a covid-19 epidemic.
In view of the Leader’s decision to agree that
(i) the Head of Paid Service is authorised to take any action in furtherance of the priorities set out above, acting in consultation with the Leader, Cabinet member and/or Group Leaders wherever it is reasonable and practicable in the opinion of the Head of Paid Service to do so; and
(ii) the Head of Paid Service and each Director is authorised to take any action that officer consider is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of individuals.
Decision:
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no. |
Date |
decision |
|
1 |
17/03/2020 |
Temporary closure of the Floral from 18/03/20 |
|
2 |
18/03/2020 |
Decision to cease bailiffs to residents for Council tax |
|
3 |
18/03/2020 |
Rent relief for Birkenhead Market traders for next 3 months |
|
4 |
18/03/2020 |
Closure of the Williamson and the Priory museums |
|
5 |
18/03/2020 |
Closure to the public of the Wirral archives |
|
6 |
19/03/2020 |
Closure of all Council leisure centres |
|
7 |
19/03/2020 |
Closure of all libraries |
|
8 |
19/03/2020 |
Closure of all youth clubs, and playschemes |
|
9 |
19/03/2020 |
Investment of £200k, £120k p/a thereafter for digital solution to enable working from home |
|
10 |
19/03/2020 |
Decision to close all but one One Stop Shop – Birkenhead to remain open |
|
11 |
19/03/2020 |
Closure of Visitor Centres and ceasing all group activities in Parks and Countrysides |
|
12 |
20/03/2020 |
Removal of all parking charges in Parks and Countrysides |
|
13 |
20/03/2020 |
Ceasing school crossing patrol services from 23/03/20 |
|
14 |
20/03/2020 |
Service reduction – cease bulky waste collections, and defer new garden waste subscriptions |
|
15 |
22/03/2020 |
Loan of £100k p/m, for 6 months, to support Age UK maintain critical service provision |
|
16 |
22/03/2020 |
Loan of £95k to support The Chamber, to maintain critical business support services |
|
17 |
23/03/2020 |
Closure of youth centres across the Borough - including The Hive |
|
18 |
23/03/2020 |
2 out of the 5 Children's Centres in the Borough temporarily closed |
|
19 |
24/03/2020 |
Postponing the contract award for construction/Tower Road contract |
|
20 |
24/03/2020 |
Decision to postpone Northbank West Sustainable Transport project |
|
21 |
24/03/2020 |
Closure of all children's play areas |
|
22 |
24/03/2020 |
Closure of the golf courses |
|
23 |
24/03/2020 |
Service reduction - cease non-critical road markings services in highways |
|
24 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduced service provision for critical services only from Birkenhead One Stop Shop |
|
25 |
24/03/2020 |
Closure of all public toilets |
|
26 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service in Youth Justice - emergency contact service only |
|
27 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service – weed control services to cease on highways |
|
28 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service – street cleansing to prioritise services |
|
29 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service - cease removal of non-offensive flyposting and graffiti |
|
30 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service – prioritisation of domestic refuse and recycling collections |
|
31 |
24/03/2020 |
Closure of the Pedestrian Walkway at West Kirby Marine Lake |
|
32 |
24/03/2020 |
Reduction in service – scaling back parking enforcement measures |
Publication date: 25/03/2020
Date of decision: 24/03/2020
Accompanying Documents:
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