Decision details

See attached ODR for full details.

To commit to up to £400,000 and undertake improvements of Family Hubs and refurbishment of Adams Ark, a young people’s facility.

Do Nothing; The buildings are tired in places and reception facilities and arrangements are not ideal. Doing nothing will neither help increase registration and participation of families nor support better delivery.

The boat needs to be repaired to be put into service. It could be sold in its current condition for around £30,000. In the event that the refurbished boat does not lead to sustainable provision, it could be re-sold and the investment in refurbishments would be roughly re-couped. Therefore the potential benefits of sale will not be lost by undertaking this work.

Preferred Option: Use the capital allocation as proposed to make renovations to the centres and boat in line with the list of works above.