Decision details
Facing the challenge of poverty – Work Programme
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: The report will give clarity regarding overall poverty work being undertaken in the city and will highlight gaps in provision or suggest where services / projects may need to be consolidated. The report will conclude with suggestions as to where efforts and change should be focussed and will incorporate a work programme through to May 2015.
Members are asked to consider and agree the suggested work programme, including the allocation of funding to deliver improvements from EIF.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet agree
to:
(i) The vision for a poverty-free York.
(ii) Funding of £100,000 from the Delivery and Innovation Fund.
(iii) A work programme to develop longer term measures to address poverty in York.
(iv) The proposed Governance arrangements as set out in paragraphs 29 to 31 of the report.
REASON: To ensure effective delivery of the Protecting Vulnerable People objective in the Council Plan.
Report author: Stewart Halliday
Publication date: 16/07/2013
Date of decision: 16/07/2013
Decided at meeting: 16/07/2013 - Executive
Effective from: 19/07/2013
Accompanying Documents:
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