Agenda and minutes

In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, and the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members to disclose any personal or pecuniary interests in any matter included on the agenda for this meeting.

Councillor Hammond declared a personal and pecuniary interest in item 9 – Implementing a unified approach to the Council’s investment in the Voluntary Sector and withdrew from the meeting for this decision.

Report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance in relation to the Combined Authority proposal, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 18028)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules and having agreed an amended Appendix 2, Cabinet agreed the following modified recommendations:

(i)  Note that a thorough 8 week consultation exercise was undertaken across the Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth council areas on the draft Governance Review and the Draft Scheme.

(ii)  Note that the consultation results (Appendix 3) confirmed support for the three authorities working together to achieve devolution from central government through a mayoral combined authority.

(iii)  Publish the Scheme and Review, and submit a request to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to establish a Solent Combined Authority (such a submission will be dependent on the other two Councils also resolving to publish the final Scheme and review).

(iv)  Resolve that if a decision is made to make a submission to the Secretary of State, that Cabinet approve the Governance Review (appendix 1), revised scheme (appendix 2), and the consultation responses and the Motion presented today and include these as part of the submission to the Secretary of State.

(v)  Resolve that if a submission to the Secretary of State is made, that the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Leader of the Council, be given delegated authority to negotiate the final terms of an Order to establish a Solent Mayoral Combined Authority alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Council and Portsmouth City Council.

Report of the Leader of the Council detailing current investment in the voluntary sector and proposals for phased implementation of a plan to adopt a unified approach to future investment, attached.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 17643)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, having received representations from Citizens Advice, Southampton Advice and Southampton Advice Representation Centre, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the principle of a unified approach to the Council’s investment in the voluntary sector, comprising all current grants and contracts.

(ii)  To approve a consultation exercise on the proposed approach with grant aided organisations and the wider voluntary sector to include future arrangements for the current grants budget.

(iii)   To approve proposals for extending the established participatory budgeting approach in Thornhill to two other areas of the city and to agree continuation of funding for all three areas from the existing budgets.

(iv)  To delegate authority to the Chief Strategy Officer, following consultation with the Leader of the Council, to do anything necessary to give effect to the recommendations contained in this report and, following the consultation exercise, to approve a way forward.

Report of the Leader of the Council detailing a community development and community engagement model for the future. The report includes recommendations for increasing investment in the Community Chest Scheme, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 17999)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet

agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules:

(i)  To approve the model for facilitating community development as detailed in this report and delegate authority to the Chief Strategy Officer, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Leisure.

(ii)  To approve the doubling of the budget for the Community Chest grants scheme to £100,000 and delegated authority for grant allocations to the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Leisure who will chair a new cross party Member Panel to make recommendations.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Adult Care summarising findings from a review of housing related support services and outlining the preferred approach to re-tendering these services, to improve access and achieve efficiencies, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 17996)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and

Adult Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules:

(i)  To support the recommendation to proceed with a procurement of a range of HRS services for young people and single adults.

(ii)  Subject to Council approval for the procurement exercise, to delegate authority to the Director of Quality & Integration to carry out a procurement process for the provision of HRS services as set out in this report and to enter into contracts in accordance with contract procedure.

(iii)  Subject to Council agreement to the procurement exercise, to delegate authority to the Director of Quality & Integration following consultation with the relevant Cabinet Members to decide on the final model of commissioned services for HRS and all decision making in relation to this re-commissioning.

Report of the Chief Executive, detailing the CCTV and Twenty Four Hour Services, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 18079)

On consideration of the report of the Chief Executive, Cabinet

agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules:

To approve the TUPE transfer of the posts involved in delivering the Housing Concierge service to Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP).  The proposal directly affects 5.19 FTEs, of which it is anticipated that 3 staff will transfer to BBLP under the TUPE regulations.

Report of the Cabinet Members for Education and Skills, and Communities, Culture and Leisure seeking the adoption of the revised Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education once approval is formally received from the local Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE), attached.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 17969)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Cabinet agreed the following:

To accept the revised Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education and require its use in all Southampton maintained schools, except those who are Voluntary Aided, from January 2017. This is as a result of the approval of the syllabus by Southampton SACRE on 19/9/2016 who recommend it to the Local Authority.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care proposing changes to Children’s Edge of Care provision, attached.

NOTE:  This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 16/17 18085)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules:

(i)  To approve changes to the way the Council delivers Edge of care provision through a contracted service

(ii)  To approve estimated spend of up to £921,000 per annum for the duration of the contract on outcomes payments and contract management arrangements, to be funded from the Children and Families Services revenue budget for Looked After Children Placements.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Service Director for Children & Families Services to procure the service in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules and, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care, to do anything necessary to give effect to the proposals in the report within overall budget envelope and Constitutional requirements.