Agenda and decisions

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Endorse the findings of the Pathways to Work Commission and note the impact the report will have locally, regionally and nationally; and

2.    Endorse the recommendations made by the Commission for the “national enablers” required to unlock higher rates of labour market participation across the country and particularly in places like Barnsley; and

3.    Approve the Commission’s recommendation to invest in developing a local Proof of Concept to tackle economic inactivity in a more coherent, holistic, and personalised way with system partners in the borough and South Yorkshire Local Authorities and Mayoral Combined Authority; and

4.    Endorse the two further local recommendations to invest in closing educational attainment gaps and raising the quality of work through investment in digital skills as part of the inclusive economy strategy; and

5.    Approve a 2-year extension of the Pathways to Work Secretariat staff funding to support the recommendations.

RESOLVED that Cabinet note the information contained in the report, which was produced in line with the complaints legislation for Children and Adult Social Care.

RESOLVED that Cabinet endorse the adoption by the council of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2024 – 26 and agrees the associated actions.

RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2024

RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2024

RESOLVED that Cabinet recommends to Full Council the constitution be updated to adopt the Code of Conduct for Elected Members contained in Appendix A.

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.    Approve to vote in favour of the restructuring plans put forward by the tenant named in the report, having considered the options and implications outlined in the report; and

2.    Delegate to the Executive Director Growth and Sustainability, in conjunction with the Director of Finance and Service Director Law and Governance, the authority to respond to the tenant named in the report’s proposals via the appropriate process; and

3.    Delegate the authority to the Executive Director Growth and Sustainability, in conjunction with the Director of Finance and Head of Property or their successors, to manage the process of the restructuring on behalf of BMBC and negotiate any terms with the tenant named in the report, where appropriate, to ensure BMBC’s best interests.

(Note:   The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee has agreed to waive the delay in implementation associated with the Call-In procedure for this item)