Issue details

Local Supported Employment initiative

 

 

The Council has been awarded a grant of £420 000 by DWP  to deliver its Local Supported employment ( LSE ) initiative . Funding is available from August 2022 until March 2025.  The council is required to match fund to the value for £180 000 - which will be met through existing budgets.

 

The main purpose of the LSE fund is to support adults with a learning disability into sustainable employment. The funding will allow us to work with an additional 120 adults between November 2022 and March 2025 and extend our current Supported employment offer.

 

A decision is required to receive the Grant from DWP and enter into a funding agreement.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure>£500,000 and affects2 or more wards;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/08/2022

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
It has not been possible to give 28 clear days’ notice of the intention to make the Key Decision. The reasons why compliance is impracticable in this matter are as follows: -

Confirmation of the successful application for grant funding was received on 16th August 2022 with instructions to return the signed grant agreement by 26th August 2022 to avoid jeopardising the funding

Decision due: 26 Aug 2022 by Service Director - Skills & Regeneration

Lead member: Councillor Musarrat Khan musarrat.khan@kirklees.gov.uk, Councillor Graham Turner, Cabinet Member - Finance and Regeneration Graham.Turner@Kirklees.gov.uk

Lead director: Edward Highfield

Department: Finance and Regeneration

Contact: Gillian Wallace, Head of Employment & Skills 01484 221000 Email: gillian.wallace@kirklees.gov.uk.

Members/Officers Involved: Cllr Graham Turner Current Holder of Growth and Regeneration portfolio Cllr Khan, current holder of Health and Social Care portfolio David Shepherd, Strategic Director Growth and Regeneration Richard Parry , Strategic Director Adults and Health Edward Highfield, Service Director Growth and Regeneration Gillian Wallace – Head of Employment and Skills

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