Decisions

The Cabinet Member:

1.    Awarded specific grants for Housing Related Support, which will be funded through the Housing Related Support Programme  (formerly Supporting People Programme), to the following organisations for the period of 12 months, 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020:

-       Axiom Housing Association – Hostel Accommodation and Drop-in Services - £530,000.04;

-       Cross Keys Homes – Hostel Accommodation - £99,109.08;

-       YMCA – Hostel Accommodation - £250,059.48;

-       Peterborough Women’s Aid – Refuge Service - £60,205.68;

-       Futures Housing Group – Hostel Accommodation - £58,066.56

-       Home Group – Hostel Accommodation - £73,375.20 (12 months)

2.    Awarded a specific grant for Housing Related Support, which will be funded through the Housing Related Support Grant (formerly Supporting People Programme), to the Home Group for the period of 6 months, 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019 with an option to extend for a further 6 months to 31 March 2020

The Cabinet Member approved the implementation of the Council’s School Transport Policy for pupils aged 4 to 16 years, effective from April 2019.

The Cabinet Member authorised the Executive Director – People and Communities to award call-off contract(s) relating to:   

·         Independent Fostering Agency Placements.

·         Residential Children's Homes

·         Residential non maintained special school placements

·         Out of School Tuition Services

from the Cambridgeshire County Council procured Dynamic Purchasing System for an initial period of 5 years from 1 April 2019 with an option to extend for an initial period of two years, then a further period of two years after a further review and then a final one year extension.