Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive

The report provides an outline of the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC), which has been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes which help the most inactive people in Stockport to become physically active.  Following finalisation of the transfer agreement with Stockport Sports Trust, the CIC will use the Life Leisure trading name.

The Cabinet is recommended to:-

(1) Approve the strategic priorities outlined in the specification for Stockport Active CIC and the indicators to be used initially to monitor performance against these.

(2) Approve the proposed Objects and Business of Stockport Active CIC.

(3) Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executives for Place and Corporate & Support Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Sustainable Stockport and Resources, Commissioning and Governance to make decisions on matters over which the Council will retain decision making authority in relation to the CIC.

(4) Approve the composition of the initial Board and the proposed future approach to the role and recruitment of non-Council Board Members and to delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executives for Place and Corporate & Support Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Sustainable Stockport and Resources, Commissioning and Governance to make any such appointments.

(5) Approve the proposed roles of the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport and Scrutiny Committees in relation to oversight and scrutiny of Stockport Active CIC.

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

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport (Councillor Sheila Bailey) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC), which had been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport extended her thanks to the Board of Life Leisure for their delivery of services to the public of Stockport for over 20 years and for their work to secure ongoing and future provision of services through the creation of the CIC.  It was noted that as part of the transfer of services, the Council had also taken over both Woodley Sports Village and Houldsworth Sports Village from Life Leisure.

RESOLVED - (1) That approval be given to the strategic priorities outlined in the specification for Stockport Active CIC and the indicators to be used initially to monitor performance against these.

(2) That approval be given to the proposed Objects and Business of Stockport Active CIC.

(3) That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executives for Place and Corporate & Support Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Sustainable Stockport and Resources, Commissioning and Governance to make decisions on matters over which the Council will retain decision making authority in relation to the CIC.

(4) That approval be given to the composition of the initial Board and the proposed future approach to the role and recruitment of non-Council Board Members and to delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executives for Place and Corporate & Support Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Sustainable Stockport and Resources, Commissioning and Governance to make any such appointments.

(5) That approval be given to the proposed roles of the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport and Scrutiny Committees in relation to oversight and scrutiny of Stockport Active CIC.

(6) That the thanks of the Cabinet be extended the Board of Life Leisure.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive

The report provides an outline of the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC), which has been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes which help the most inactive people in Stockport to become physically active.  Following finalisation of the transfer agreement with Stockport Sports Trust, the CIC will use the Life Leisure trading name.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report and the recommendations.

Officer Contact: Paul Richards on 0161-474-2940 or email: paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an outline of the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC) which had been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes which help the most inactive people in Stockport to become physically active. Following finalisation of the transfer agreement with Stockport Sports Trust, the CIC would use the Life Leisure trading name.

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance (Councillor Tom McGee) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive

The report provides an outline of the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC), which has been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes which help the most inactive people in Stockport to become physically active.  Following finalisation of the transfer agreement with Stockport Sports Trust, the CIC will use the Life Leisure trading name.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report and the recommendations.

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

The Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an outline of the specification and contractual arrangements for Stockport Active Community Interest Company (CIC), which has been established to operate Council leisure centres and deliver active communities programmes which help the most inactive people in Stockport to become physically active.  It was noted that following finalisation of the transfer agreement with Stockport Sports Trust, the CIC would use the Life Leisure trading name.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport (Councillor Sheila Bailey) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

Members welcomed the report and the approach that was being taken with regard to the establishment of the Stockport Active Community Interest Company and confirmed that it remained right and appropriate that the scrutiny committee continued to be appraised of ongoing developments.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted,