Councillors S Holbrook and I Lewis left the meeting whilst this report was under discussion, having already declaring personal and prejudicial interests in it.

A report by the Director of Children’s Services made recommendations to the Cabinet for approval to commission Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC). The proposed providers would provide adult learning activity for “hard to reach” learners aged 19+, in line with the requirements for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), who provided the grant for this work.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the organisations listed below be offered a contract to deliver NLDC for 2010-11 academic year:

and

(2)  the unallocated funding be used to provide activity for learners with disabilities through the Council’s Adult Learning Centres.