Issue - meetings

Recommendations

1)    The Executive agrees to the application of grant funding of four million, three hundred and ninety-one thousand, nine hundred and six pounds (£4,391,906) to support the Government’s Get Britain Working Trailblazer programme; and in the event that the application is approved

2)    That the acceptance of the Grant be delegated to the Corporate Director- Resources; and

3)    To delegate authority to agree and enter into any associated agreements, including but not limited to the Grant Agreement with the YNYCA to access and deliver these funds, to the Corporate Director- Resources in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services.

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director Health and Adult Services in relation to the application for and acceptance of grant funding in the sum of £4,391,906 to support the Government’s Get Britain Working Trailblazer programme, subject to confirmation that grant funding agreements were acceptable to North Yorkshire Council.

The Executive Member for Education, Learning and Skills, Councillor Annabel Wilkinson, introduced the item and reported that the purpose of the Fund was to mobilise local, work, health and skills support to enable everyone who wanted to work to get the joined-up support they needed.  The learning from the Trailblazer would support the development of national policy and work in practice in England and Wales and the focus was on projects which could be mobilised quickly.

The Corporate Director Health and Adult Services, Richard Webb, advised that the primary focus was on removing health barriers to people entering the labour market.  The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was the accountable body and lead on the programme and £10m had been made available to be spent within the current financial year across the whole Combined Authority Area.  This report was an enabling measure to ensure that the money can be received and invested, subject to satisfactory agreement of terms and conditions with the Combined Authority and the Department for Work and Pensions.

Resolved (unanimously)

1)    The Executive agrees to the application of grant funding of four million, three hundred and ninety-one thousand, nine hundred and six pounds (£4,391,906) to support the Government’s Get Britain Working Trailblazer programme; and in the event that the application is approved

2)    That the acceptance of the Grant be delegated to the Corporate Director Resources in consultation with the Executive Member for Corporate Services

3)    To delegate authority to agree and enter into any associated agreements, including but not limited to the Grant Agreement with the YNYCA to access and deliver these funds, to the Corporate Director Resources in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services.