Decision details
Free Swimming Scheme
Decision Maker: Executive Member For Leisure, Culture and Social Inclusion and Advisory Panel
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Purpose of report: Following Government
announcement on 6 July of its free swimming scheme, the paper sets
out the details of the scheme, the allocation of funding available
to CYC (09/10 and 10/11) to take up the scheme and the residual
cost implications for CYC should it chose to do so. The decision to
implement the scheme or otherwise needs to be communicated to
government by 15 September 08. If supported, the free swimming
scheme will commence in April 09.
Members are asked to: Consider the levels of free swimming
provision which may be offered and confirm agreement of any
financial implications which may arise form inclusion in the
scheme.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised to:
Approve Option A:
- To confirm by 15 September 2008 that the Council wishes to participate in the over 60’s swimming scheme and accepts the grant allocation.
- To submit an expression of interest by the same date for free swimming for under 16s, subject to the Council’s allocation from Pot 2 being sufficient to cover the loss of income.
- Officers to follow up entitlement to Pot 3 and investigate the appropriateness of a submission to Pot 4.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To increase the take up of swimming in York.
Publication date: 04/09/2008
Date of decision: 02/09/2008
Decided at meeting: 02/09/2008 - Executive Member For Leisure, Culture and Social Inclusion and Advisory Panel
Accompanying Documents:
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