To ratify the
decisions taken by Executive Director of Children’s Services
to engage the service provider known as Auriga Service Ltd to
allocate and distribute the following grants for the purpose of
supporting vulnerable families by providing them with welfare
support through (a) free school meal food vouchers and (b)
emergency support to vulnerable children and families in the form
of essential items (food vouchers, fuel vouchers, white
goods):
1. A Government Covid Local Support Grant of £354,747 for the
purpose of providing such support during the period 17th April 2021
to 20th June 2021; and
2. A Government Extension of Support - COVID Local Support Grant of
£1,418,987.91 for the purpose of providing such support
during the period 21st June 2021 to 30th September 2021.
To ratify the decision taken by Executive Director of
Children’s Services to provide a £70,000 grant to each
of Gloucestershire’s six District Councils (£420,000 in
total funded through the Local COVID Support Grant Extension) in
order to develop local support for vulnerable families and
individuals who have been adversely impacted by the pandemic, and
are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing poverty.
For more details of this decision, please contact: -
Wendy Williams
Telephone: 01452 328526
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Children's Safeguarding and Early Years
Decision due date: Between 07/12/2021 and 14/12/2021
Lead officer: Chris Spencer
Notice of decision: 29/11/2021
This key decision will be considered using the Council’s general exception rules because the decision is urgent and it has not been possible to give 28 days notice on the Cabinet Forward Plan.
The decision will
be considered by Peter Bungard, Chief Executive.
The Chair and Vice Chair of the Corporate Overview Scrutiny
Committee have been notified of this decision.
Any representations should be sent to:
Andy Dempsey, Director of Partnerships and Strategy
Tel: (01452) 425019
Email: andy.dempsey@gloucestershire.gov.uk
By 5pm on Wednesday 1 December 2021
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Notice of decision: 25/11/2021
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
Please refer to the published general exception notice for details of why this decision had to be taken as an urgent decision under the Council's General Exception Rules
To seek Cabinet approval to conduct a
competitive tender process and to award a contract in respect of
the Llanthony Road Gloucester South West Bypass widening
scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Highways and Flood
Decision due date: Between 17/12/2021 and 23/12/2021
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To seek Cabinet approval to conduct
competitive tender processes for the purchase and sale of
energy.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Colin Chick, Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To provide an annual update of progress with
the Gloucestershire Climate Change Strategy and to approve the
action plan 2022-2027
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To seek a Cabinet Member decision that
formally delegates authority to GCC officers to represent the
Council through the Development Consent Order process of the
Junction 10 Improvements Scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Environment and Planning
Decision due date: Between 20/12/2021 and 10/02/2022
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To seek formal approval of the proposed
strategy for determining the most effective option for acquiring
electronic call monitoring (ECM) data following the expiration of
the existing contractual arrangements in March 2023.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Adult Social Care Commissioning
Decision due date: Between 07/12/2021 and 23/12/2021
Lead officer: Professor Sarah Scott
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
Seek approval for the refurbishment of the
Council Chamber, Shire Hall, to improve accessibility and energy
efficiency.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To seek Cabinet approval for consultation and scrutiny of the proposed detailed revenue and capital budget for 2022/23 (including the Dedicated Schools Grant which will also be considered by the Schools Forum), the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) covering the period 2022/23 to 2025/26 and the updated Council Strategy covering the period 2022-2026.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 18/11/2021
To approve Gloucestershire County
County’s Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement
(2020/21)
On 1st September 2019, the Community Infrastructure Levy
Regulations (CIL) 2010 (as amended) came into force, requiring that
contribution receiving authorities must produce an annual
Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS).
The IFS provides a summary of all financial planning obligation
activity relating to CIL and Section 106 (S106) legal agreements
for the previous financial year where this is relevant to the
county council.
The requirement to publish this information in an annual IFS,
including a full disclosure of S106 obligations on the planning
application file and register, is intended to improve transparency
and publicise that development is accompanied and mitigated by
infrastructure.
The statement must be published by 31st December 2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Environment and Planning
Decision due date: Between 13/12/2021 and 17/12/2021
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 15/11/2021
To seek Cabinet approval to conduct a
mini-competition between all the providers on Lot 3 of the
Gloucestershire Framework for Domestic Abuse (GFDA) for the
procurement of a four-year contract with an initial term of three
years, with the option to extend for a further year, for services
to address domestic abuse perpetrator behaviour.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Professor Sarah Scott
Notice of decision: 15/11/2021
Adoption West was created as a wholly owned
local authority company, limited by guarantee, for the delivery of
adoption services on behalf of six participating authorities,
including Gloucestershire County Council. It is now almost 3 years
since Adoption West (AW) commenced operation on 1st March 2019 and,
as such, the current contractual arrangements and commissioning
agreement will come to an end on 28th February 2022. Adoption West
is unique in being the only regional adoption arrangement using
this vehicle as its delivery model.
The original Commissioning Agreement (as defined) provides an
option to extend its term for a period of up to 5 years commencing
1st March 2022, subject to the agreement of the participating local
authorities. Initial discussions between the participating
authorities via the Adoption West Board suggest an appetite to
proceed on this basis, acknowledging the good progress being made
and the not inconsequential challenges of recommissioning and/or
participants’ departing the arrangements.
The extension will be progressed by a variation to the current
commissioning agreement, alongside a revised service specification
and financial agreement reflecting the operational changes that
have taken place since commencement.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Chris Spencer
Notice of decision: 15/11/2021
To seek approval to procure a replacement
Veritas Netbackup Storage Appliance, due to current hardware
reaching end of life, on a three year agreement via a direct award
under the NHS Digital Workplace Solutions procurement framework and
a licensing call-off contract for requisite licences associated
with the hardware, via a mini-competition process under Crown
Commercial Services Technology Products and Associated Services
(RM6068) framework agreement for Lot 3 software and associated
services, on the basis of price only evaluation criteria.
Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member - Finance and Change
Decision due date: Between 08/12/2021 and 14/12/2021
Lead officer: Mandy Quayle
Notice of decision: 09/11/2021
The purpose of the report is to agree changes
to the current Fastershire delivery programme. Herefordshire
Council and Gloucestershire County Council work in partnership
under the “Fastershire” programme to support broadband
availability across the two counties.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Economy, Education and Skills
Decision due date: Between 30/11/2021 and 07/12/2021
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 01/11/2021
To get Cabinet approval to appoint Oxygen
Finance to implement and manage a Supplier Early Payment
programme.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 18/10/2021
To seek Cabinet Member approval to award a
2-year contract via a nationally approved framework agreement for
the provision of consultancy support in the development of a
Business Analytics Platform
Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member - Finance and Change
Decision due date: Between 22/11/2021 and 20/12/2021
Lead officer: Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 18/10/2021
To allocate the Practical Support Grant
to:
• VCS organisations to ensure that provision of practical and
emotional support for those self isolating is available in
communities across Gloucestershire
• Gloucestershire University, Hartpury University and the
Royal Agricultural College to ensure that they are able to support
students to self isolate
• The six district councils to ensure that they can continue
to broker support packages for people self isolating and hold
contingency funds to put in place additional support packages as
necessary
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Public Health and Communities
Decision due date: Between 30/11/2021 and 17/12/2021
Lead officer: Professor Sarah Scott
Notice of decision: 18/10/2021
Representations made
Any representations should be sent to:
Name: Mary Peplow
Tel. no: 01452 328442
Email: mary.peplow@gloucestershire.gov.uk
By 5pm on Monday 29 November 2021
Following the publication of the statutory notice and the conclusion of the four-week period for representations, to seek approval to:
· Expand Heart of the Forest Community Special School and to change its designation in order to provide 10 Primary places at the school for children with Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, and
· Identify and appoint a contractor and award the contract for the construction of the new accommodation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Economy, Education and Skills
Decision due date: Between 04/11/2021 and 15/12/2021
Lead officer: Chris Spencer
Notice of decision: 05/10/2021
Representations made
Any representations should be sent to:
Name: Steve Bradley, Education Planning Officer
Tel. no: 01452 328681
Email: Stephen.Bradley@gloucestershireshire.gov.uk
By 5pm on Monday 29 Nov 2021
To allocate the Local Authority Covid-19 Contain Outbreak Management Fund to:
· provide targeted outreach support across localities for children and families in need, but without easy access to an existing Children and Family Centre
enable the health visiting team to deliver a progressive universal approach to an identified cohort of families, through the use of community nursery nurses
Decision Maker: Executive Director of Adult Services and Public Health
Decision due date: Between 02/12/2021 and 09/12/2021
Notice of decision: 29/09/2021
Representations made
Any representations should be sent to:
Siobhan Farmer, Deputy Director of Public Health
Tel: 01452 324249
Email: Siobhan.farmer@gloucestershire.gov.uk
By 5pm on Wednesday 1 December 2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 21/12/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 23/11/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/06/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 30/03/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 23/02/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/01/2022
Notice of decision: 22/09/2021
To outline an increased demand for Home First
(Reablement) packages, and highlight the need to use additional
temporary resources (£1.7m) to increase capacity within the
Integrated Care System (ICS). This will help ICS partners to
discharge patients quicker and support primary care in keeping more
people from being admitted to hospital.
Decision Maker: Director of Integration
Decision due date: Between 27/11/2021 and 17/12/2021
Notice of decision: 28/06/2021
To seek Cabinet approval for the re-modelling
of Southfield House, to support the implementation of the
Sufficiency Strategy, by developing quality semi-independent
accommodation and support services for vulnerable young
people.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/01/2022
Lead officer: Chris Spencer
Notice of decision: 21/06/2021
To seek approval of the Draft Gloucestershire
Statement of Common Ground. This would enable work to commence on
an ‘Action Plan’ to advance the agreements outlined
within the Gloucestershire Statement of Common Ground covering
Strategic Planning issues within the county.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 30/03/2022
Lead officer: Colin Chick
Notice of decision: 21/06/2021
To provide the Cabinet Member with:
• An overview of the Performance and Standards of Children in
Care 2020
• An analysis of attendance and exclusions
• An overview of the work of the Virtual School
• The development priorities for the Virtual School for
2020-21
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Children's Safeguarding and Early Years
Decision due date: Between 06/08/2021 and 30/09/2021
Lead officer: Chris Spencer
Notice of decision: 24/05/2021
To provide an update on the year-end forecast
for the 2021/22 County Council’s Revenue and Capital
Budgets
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/12/2021
Lead officer: Steve Mawson
Notice of decision: 05/11/2020
The Joint Core Strategy (JCS) is part of the
statutory development plan for Gloucestershire and heavily
influences the quantum and future location of future growth in the
JCS area. The purpose of this report is to confirm Gloucestershire
County Council’s (GCC’s) participation in relation to
the current review of the JCS, including the signing of a formal
Partnership Agreement between GCC and the three local planning
authorities.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Environment and Planning
Decision due date: Between 03/08/2020 and 31/12/2021
Lead officer: Simon Excell
Notice of decision: 20/04/2020
Decision Maker: Gloucestershire Economic Growth Joint Committee
Decision due date: 18/03/2020
Notice of decision: 18/02/2020
Decision Maker: Gloucestershire Economic Growth Joint Committee
Decision due date: 18/03/2020
Lead officer: Mike Dawson
Notice of decision: 18/02/2020
Decision Maker: Gloucestershire Economic Growth Joint Committee
Decision due date: 18/03/2020
Lead officer: Peter Wiggins
Notice of decision: 18/02/2020