Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Notes the contents of the Children and Young People’s Early Help Strategy;

2.    Endorses the strategy and its publication via the Council Website; and

3.    Supports governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy through community based Early Help Delivery groups within localities.

RESOLVED that the draft Written Statement of Response to the recent findings of the Joint Targeted Area Inspection, concerning the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk among vulnerable children, be approved for submission to OFSTED by the deadline of 25 October 2022.

RESOLVED that Cabinet receives and notes the information contained within the Barnsley Council Annual Customer Complaints report.

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RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Notes the grant conditions associated with the use of the Household Support Grant, as set out in section 2.1 to 2.4 of the report;

2.    Agrees to the proposed spending plan set out in section 2.5 of the report;

3.    Agrees to proceed with the priority schemes as outlined in 2.5.3 of the report; and

4.    That the Service Director Finance S151 Officer make any necessary changes to the scheme following receipt of final guidance and funding allocation.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Endorses the Affordable Warmth Charter as a measure of commitment for achieving affordable warmth across the borough; and

2.    Agrees to the sign-up process for the Affordable Warmth Charter.

It is likely that the public and press will be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the items so marked because of the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the specific paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended, subject to the public interest test.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Agrees to release the capital funds earmarked to deliver a third phase of the property investment fund scheme as detailed in this report;

2.    Notes the outcomes achieved through the Property Investment Fund to date and the ongoing economic need and demand for commercial development within Barnsley;

3.    Approves the recommendation on how to proceed with the proposal to support a further three schemes set out in the report;

4.    Approves the release of capital reserves in the form of grant payments to support the proposals outlined in the report;

5.    Delegates authority to the Service Director, Regeneration and Culture to take the decisions on the applications and enter into grant agreements to give effect to those decisions subject to the financial envelope set out in the report, and any necessary consultation with legal and finance.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approves:-

1.    The proposal to submit a funding bid via a partnership agreement with the Local Energy Hub Consortium to install energy efficiency measures in up to 150 council properties; and

2.    The preferred procurement route to enter into a managed services agreement with a Provider to manage and deliver this programme if the bid is successful, delegating contract negotiations to Executive Director Growth and Sustainability.