Issue details

Local Authority Contain Outbreak Management Fund allocation to Tackling Disadvantage across the Local Education System

Pursuant to an Authorisation from Cabinet:
Decision: To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities and the Executive Director for Corporate Resources to allocate the Local Authority Contain Outbreak Management Fund in order to deliver the objectives in the Local Outbreak Management Plan in accordance with the Council’s standing orders and procurement legislation.
Taken by: Cabinet 27.01.21
Came into force: 04.02.21

On 28 September 2022, Peter Bungard, Chief Executive, delegated authority to the Director of Public Health to take the Delegated Decision in place of the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Public Health to whom authority was originally delegated by Cabinet on 27 January 2021.


Having consulted with the Leader (in his capacity as portfolio holder for Public Health and Communities) and the Executive Director for Corporate Resources in accordance with a decision taken by Cabinet on 27th January 2021:

DECISION

To allocate £175,000 from the Local Authority Contain Outbreak Management Fund to initiatives aimed at reducing educational disadvantage.

Such funding shall be managed through the Gloucestershire Education Forum who shall seek to galvanise the capacity and expertise of systems leaders in the local education system (namely, school leaders in maintained schools and academy/Multi-academy Trust schools) during the period January 2023 – December 2023.by encouraging them to them work with the council and a national school improvement expert to lead cross-system workstreams that will endeavour to reduce educational disadvantage.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Other - not a key decision;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/01/2023

Decision due: 15 Dec 2022 by Director of Public Health

Lead director: Siobhan Farmer

Decisions

Background papers

  • Gloucestershire Living with Covid Plan  
  • COMF Cabinet Paper https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1608  
  • Education Policy Institute report to Essex EPI local authority analysis: Report for Essex Education Task Force - Education Policy Institute