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Establishment of Alternative Delivery Models for Leisure
Published: 14/12/2016
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet has considered a report that recommends the
establishment of three Alternative Delivery Methods (ADMs) for services.
The first ADM is a Community Benefit Society to deliver leisure and library
services from 1 July 2017, the second is a Local Authority Trading Company that
can trade for external contracts to deliver catering and cleaning Services from
1 April 2017, and finally a proposal to contract with an organisation with
social values to deliver day care and work opportunities for people with a
learning disability in social care from 1 April 2017.
As well as protecting services and saving jobs, the work on implementation
plans by each of these services has identified real benefits and improvements
in service delivery.
In Leisure and Libraries, the proposals demonstrate that, as well as making a
saving of over 拢400,000 in the first year without significant impact on service
delivery or jobs, the service and Council can invest in the region of 拢1m in
improving leisure centre and library buildings. This proposal, which is that
staff will be owners of the new company, is subject to a staff vote on 15
December.
The Local Authority Trading Company for Catering and Cleaning Services shows
that, as well as making a saving of over 拢100,000 in the first year, new
cleaning contracts can be operated and there is an increase in take-up of
school meals in both primary and secondary schools. Having freedom to contract
with external organisations to deliver catering and cleaning increases income
projections and supports the development of the business in future years.
The proposed new contract for an organisation with social values to deliver
learning disability day care and work opportunities identifies potential
savings in the first year of delivery. It also identifies an improved service
for users who would receive both support into a wider range of work
opportunities and day care provision in a joined-up approach. The report
outlines that a capital project is now considered feasible for the replacement
of the Glanrafon day care centre which would make a significant improvement in
the quality of service delivery for day care users. The final recommendation
for this contract will be presented to Cabinet in January.
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Aaron Shotton, said:
鈥淭he establishment of these organisations will be a significant milestone. The
detailed work undertaken by staff in these services shows that, not only do
these proposals ensure such critical services can still be delivered to the
public, but that significant improvements can be achieved both in the quality
of service for users and to the buildings where these services are delivered.
I particularly welcome the potential for further investment in leisure
provision and the Councils continued commitment to providing learning
disability day care.鈥�