Agenda item

The Area Council Manager provided Members with a detailed specification of requirements for the North Area in relation to the Anti-Poverty Outreach Services ongoing provision.  At the February 2017 Steering Group meeting, the provider explained that the outreach advisors were now at full capacity and the provision had been far more popular than anyone could have envisaged.  In the first quarter of year two, the outreach service alone supported 245 clients.  The need to provide an additional weekly session, to meet demand, is evident.  The cost to provide a fifth weekly session would cost approximately £95,000 per year, equating to £300,000 over three years.

RESOLVED:-

(i)            that the Area Council approve the specification to enable procurement to take place during June and July to ensure seamless service delivery; and that;

(ii)          the service continue on the basis of one outreach session per week per ward, with a fifth session delivered as a ‘twilight’ service to make it accessible for people who work.