Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 27 January 2021 were approved as a correct record.

Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

Councillors and Officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the agenda items for the meeting.

The following interest was declared:-

Personal Interest

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions)

No public questions were submitted.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 6, 7 and 8 which contain information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority), the disclosure of which would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection Principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 6 ‘Reopening Update’, Item 7 ‘CIC Establishment and Governance Update’ and Item 8 ‘Life Leisure Funding Update’.

To consider a verbal report of the Chief Executive of Life Leisure.

The Funding Committee is invited to consider and comment on the report.

The Chief Executive of Life Leisure updated the Committee on the phased re-opening of the leisure facilities which were ran by Life Leisure, in accordance with the guidelines in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. In accordance with the roadmap, it was hoped that school holiday provision would resume in the summer.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place).

The report provides an interim update provided to Scrutiny on the establishment of Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC) and progress towards transitioning leisure and active communities services into the new organisation.

The Funding Committee is asked to note the report.

Officer contact: Paul Richards on Tel: 0161 474 2940 or by email on paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided an interim update report on the establishment of Stockport Active Community Interest Company (C.I.C) and progress towards transitioning leisure and active communities services into the new organisation.

It was clarified that the funding structure had not yet been finalised.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place).

The Funding Committee is invited to consider and comment on the report.

A representative of the Corporate Director (Corporate and Support Services) and Deputy Chief Executive made a presentation regarding the approach to leisure funding during the Covid-19 response. It was highlighted that when the model was prepared the further lockdown measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic could not have been envisaged.

Members asked a number of detailed questions on issues containing information which was ‘not for publication’.

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.