Issue - meetings

This report asks the Executive to agree to the participation of the Council in a Company Limited by Guarantee to be known as Yorkshire Play that will promote and support the provision of quality play environments and the development of a qualified workforce across Yorkshire and the Humber.

Members considered a report asking the Executive to agree to the participation of the Council in a Company Limited by Guarantee to be known as Yorkshire Play, which would promote and support the provision of quality play environments and the development of a qualified workforce across Yorkshire and the Humber.

The report informed Members of the Company’s intention to seek charitable status in order to attract a wider range of appropriate funding opportunities and detailed how it intended to benefit the inhabitants of the Yorkshire and Humber region.

It was noted that through participation the Council would have a strong influence on the direction Yorkshire Play took and the types of projects it became involved with, and the report asked the Executive to nominate an officer to be a Director.

RESOLVED:             That the Council would participate in the Company Limited by Guarantee known as Yorkshire Play by becoming a member of the Company, and would nominate a relevant officer as a Director in due course.

REASON:                  To state the council’s commitment to the Company and in order to benefit from its objectives.

Members considered a report asking the Executive to agree to the participation of the Council in a Company Limited by Guarantee to be known as Yorkshire Play, which would promote and support the provision of quality play environments and the development of a qualified workforce across Yorkshire and the Humber.

The report informed Members of the Company’s intention to seek charitable status in order to attract a wider range of appropriate funding opportunities and detailed how it intended to benefit the inhabitants of the Yorkshire and Humber region.

It was noted that through participation the Council would have a strong influence on the direction Yorkshire Play took and the types of projects it became involved with, and the report asked the Executive to nominate an officer to be a Director.

RESOLVED:             That the Council would participate in the Company Limited by Guarantee known as Yorkshire Play by becoming a member of the Company, and would nominate a relevant officer as a Director in due course.

REASON:                  To state the council’s commitment to the Company and in order to benefit from its objectives.