Issue - items at meetings - The Better Play Grant

This report seeks approval for:

The purchase of play services through service level agreement for the funding period 2011-2014
The reallocation of some funding for the current funding period

RESOLVED:(i) That, subject to the outcome of Budget Council, the

following allocations of funding be made:

· Bell Farm Adventure Playground to be allocated £20k on a one-year agreement in the first instance.

· Officers to be delegated the authority to extend to a further two-year agreement, at no more than £20k per annum, following a full organisation review by CVS which ensures that the organisation continues to develop and provide evidence of robust governance arrangements.

· A reallocation of £15k to be made to the Bell Farm Adventure Playground Playbuilder scheme (capital funding) to contribute to the redevelopment of the site.

· SNAPPY to be allocated £35k per annum for a three-year period.

· Playspace to be allocated £24k per annum for a three-year period, which would look to support two Chill Out Zones.

· Space 109 to be allocated £6k per annum for a three-year period.

· The Council for Voluntary Service to be allocated £12k per annum for a three-year period to work with targeted play organisations.

(ii) That, should funding remain once the allocations have been

made, further funding be allocated to the Playspace Chill Out Zones".

REASON: To continue funding quality play provision across the city in line

with the Taking Play Forward policy priorities.

The Executive Member received a report that sought approval for the purchase of play services through service level agreements for the funding period 2011-2014 and the reallocation of some funding in the current funding period.

Officers gave details of the projects that were recommended for approval, as outlined in the written report.