Decision details
Financial Monitoring 2014/15
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Publication date: 16/07/2014
Date of decision: 07/07/2014
Decided at meeting: 07/07/2014 - Cabinet
Effective from: 24/07/2014
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Stuart Kelly who writes To disagree with paragraph (5) of minute 27 (Cabinet 7th July 2014) - changes to Public Health grant funded projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A listed as “Health Outcomes Fund - Efficiencies and Stopping” Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged"
- Councillor Chris Carubia who writes To disagree with paragraph (5) of minute 27 (Cabinet 7th July 2014) - changes to Public Health grant funded projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A listed as “Health Outcomes Fund - Efficiencies and Stopping” Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged "
- Councillor Phil Gilchrist who writes 1. To disagree with paragraph (5) of minute 27 (Cabinet 7th July 2014) - changes to Public Health grant funded projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A listed as “Health Outcomes Fund - Efficiencies and Stopping” 2. Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. 3. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households 4. Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. 5. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. 6. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged "
- Councillor Mrs Pat Williams who writes To disagree with paragraph (5) of minute 27 (Cabinet 7th July 2014) - changes to Public Health grant funded projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A listed as “Health Outcomes Fund - Efficiencies and Stopping” Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged "
- Councillor Chris Blakeley who writes Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged "
- Councillor Dave Mitchell who writes To disagree with paragraph (5) of minute 27 (Cabinet 7th July 2014) - changes to Public Health grant funded projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A listed as “Health Outcomes Fund - Efficiencies and Stopping” Having regard to Cabinet’s decision of 10th October 2013, which noted that progress and spend would be monitored by The Public Health Department on a regular basis, no information on the impact on the previously agreed outcomes for each project that it is proposed to curtail or stop was placed before Cabinet on the 7th July prior to making the decision. Particular areas of concern a. Forest Schools - The Forest Schools project has had 727 children from 14 schools attending so far with plans for 6 schools to take part from September. This decision will mean a reduction of participation of 50% of early years children able to take part and a reduction in children able to attend from schools from 30 to 15 per class. This results in schools being treated differently part way through the programme b. Healthy Homes - Fewer homes will be able to benefit from grant assistance in bringing houses up to acceptable healthy standards. The decision will mean, based on the average cost of cosyhomes grants processed to date of £2,564 a reduction in help for 21 households Cabinet should not therefore approve the changes to the projects identified in Annex 4 of Appendix A until Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee has had an opportunity to scrutinise in full the impact on the agreed outcomes for each project affected. Monitoring information by the Public Health Department should be made available to the Families and Well-being Policy and Performance Committee to enable them to properly advise Cabinet, in due course, of the impact of the proposed reductions to enable a fully informed decision to be taken about each project. With regards to the funding for the Forest Schools and Healthy Homes projects cabinet is urged to reconsider its decisions and restore the restore the original level of grant funding so that the projects can build on the levels of participation and uptake as originally envisaged "
Accompanying Documents:
- Monitors Month 2
- REVENUE MONITOR M2 MAY 2014 Cabinet
- Capital monitoring Month 2