Issue - meetings

Pathways to Employment Phase 2 - Update and proposed award of grant

 

 

Meeting: 29/02/2016 - Better Placed Joint Committee (Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark) (Item 6)

6 Pathways to Employment Phase 2 - Update and proposed award of grant

To receive an update on the Pathways to Employment Phase 2 contract and to agree to award a performance related grant to St Giles Trust to enable the commencement of the Better Placed Programme’s Pathways to Employment.

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Minutes:

This item had not been circulated 5 clear days in advance of the meeting, the item was accepted as urgent to enable the interim contract with St Giles Trust to be let by 7 March 2016.   

 

Helen Payne, Assistant Director for Welfare, Employment and Skills (Lambeth) introduced the report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That due to unforeseen delays with London Councils securing funding from the European Social Fund, a performance related grant of £225,219 be awarded to St Giles Trust to enable Pathways to Employment Phase 2 to start from March 2016.

 

2.  That as Lambeth Council will be awarding the grant, any further variations on the contracting arrangements for this award be delegated to the Chief Executive of Lambeth Council.