Decision details

Cabinet response to recommendations of Scrutiny Panel on apprenticeships

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Leisure in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children's Services outlining the Cabinet's response to the recommendations made by Scrutiny Panel B on the Inquiry into apprenticeships.

Decision:

 

(i)  To approve all recommendations from the Scrutiny Panel B Apprenticeships Inquiry, for implementation through a Southampton Apprenticeship Action Plan, to be funded using existing budget and new European grant income, as set out in Appendix 1.

(ii)  To agree the establishment of a city-wide Apprenticeships Steering Group, chaired by the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Leisure

Reasons for the decision:

The overview and scrutiny procedure rules, in part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, requires the Executive to consider all inquiry reports that have been endorsed by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, and to submit a formal response to the recommendations contained within them within two months of their receipt. Cabinet considered the Scrutiny Panel B Inquiry report on Apprenticeships on 19th November 2013. Therefore, this report details Cabinet’s response to the recommendations of the Apprenticeships Inquiry.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Other Relevant Matters Concerning the Decision:

None.

Report author: Suki Sitaram

Publication date: 21/01/2014

Date of decision: 21/01/2014

Decided at meeting: 21/01/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 30/01/2014

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