Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

Recommendations:-

1. That the outcome of the bidding process and co-design under the provisions of the Rotherham Compact, following the Cabinet decision of 21 October 2019, be received.

2. That approval be given to enter into a Service Level Agreement with, and make grants to, Voluntary Action Rotherham; LASER Credit Union; and FareShare Yorkshire for the delivery of crisis support, as set out in the co-design, working in partnership with other voluntary organisations for the three financial years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 in the value of £100,000 per annum.

Further to Minute No. 63 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 21^st October, 2019, consideration was given to a report which detailed the decision to seek a lead organisation and co-design for Crisis Provision for the years 2020/21; 2021/22; and 2022/23, under the provisions of the Rotherham Compact. This report provided the detail of the process undertaken; the partners engaged and outcome of the co-design.

Cabinet were asked to approve the outcome of the co-design and to award a service level agreement and grants to Voluntary Action Rotherham; LASER Credit Union; and FareShare Yorkshire for Crisis Provision for three years commencing on 1st April, 2020.

Resolved:-

That the outcome of the bidding process and co-design under the provisions of the Rotherham Compact, following the Cabinet decision of 21^st October, 2019, be received and approved.