Agenda and minutes

Better Placed Joint Committee (Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark) - Thursday 3 December 2015 10.00 am

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02C - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Everton Roberts

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES Share this item To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
2.	APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR Share this item To appoint a chair for the 2015/16 municipal year. Minutes: RESOLVED: 1. That Councillor Peter John be appointed Chair for the meeting. 2. That the meetings be chaired by the Leaders/Mayor of the three boroughs on a rotational basis.
3.	NOTIFICATION OF ANY ITEMS OF BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR DEEMS URGENT Share this item In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: There were no late items.
4.	DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS AND DISPENSATIONS Share this item Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interests or dispensations.
5.	TERMS OF REFERENCE AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Share this item To note the terms of reference and adopt the memorandum of understanding for the better placed joint committee agreed by the three boroughs. Supporting documents: Better Placed Joint Committee Terms of Refeference , item 5. PDF 54 KB Better Placed Joint Committee Memorandum of Understanding , item 5. PDF 70 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the terms of reference for the better placed joint committee be noted and the memorandum of understanding agreed by the three boroughs be adopted.
6.	PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT (PtE) PHASE 2 - CONTRACT AWARD Share this item View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. To award the Pathways to Employment phase 2 contract. Supporting documents: Report: Pathways to employment phase 2 - contract award , item 6. PDF 141 KB Appendix 1: Specification for pathways to employment , item 6. PDF 205 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: 1. That the Pathways to Employment (PtE) phase 2 contract, (maximum value of £1,823,611.60) be awarded to St Giles Trust for a period of two years. The indicative start date for this contract will be 14 December 2015. The contract will be finalised once an agreement has been entered into with London Councils and they are able to draw down on European Social Funding (ESF). 2. That it be noted that Lambeth Council will be the contracting authority for this award, though the three boroughs, in line with the Joint Committee agreement, will share risk and liabilities. 3. That it be noted that, should the boroughs be successful in gaining more ESF match fund, the contract may be extended accordingly. The boroughs have set aside a contingency fund for this using Transformation Challenge Award funding.