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The object is un-accessioned, in poor
condition (consultation with a specialist at Beamish has brought to
light that the carriage has in the past – prior to Heritage
Doncaster acquiring it – been poorly restored. The Rear
Carriage wheels not belonging to this model of carriage) and does
not have a strong Doncaster Borough Provenance or connection. The
recommendation to dispose relates particularly to section 5.3.1 of
the Collections Development Policy (2019-2023) which refers to the
criteria for disposal from the Social History Collections. As the
object is un-accessioned and has never been formally accepted into
the collection, the collecting criteria for Social History,
outlined in Section 4.1 and in particular 4.1.2 which refers to
considerations over care and storage of items. The Omnibus is a
large object and would be both difficult to store and very space
consuming.
This, when considered against its poor condition (poor historic
restoration) and lack of a strong connection to the Borough of
Doncaster (as defined at this time by the Borough’s Local
Government boundaries) make it a candidate for disposal.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Education, Skills, Culture and Heritage
Decision published: 22/12/2021
Effective from: 21/09/2021
Decision:
That approval is given by the Governing Body
of Heritage Doncaster for the decision to dispose of an
un-accessioned item known as The Womersley to Pontefract Omnibus,
currently held in the Heritage Doncaster Collections, in line with
the Heritage Doncaster Collections Development Policy (2019-2023
approved by the Governing body by ODR on 08/04/2019) sections 16.6,
the Museum Association Code of Ethics and the Museum
Association’s Disposal Toolkit.
Lead officer: Leanne Hornsby
The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant
impact on the adult social care provider market. A Special Urgency
Report to the Mayor dated 5th November 2020 resulted in certain
recommendations being made which included the following:
• Agree an extension to the programme of financial support in
response to the COVID 19 crisis. This extension will be from the
1st July 2020 to 31st October 2020 for adult social care providers
who are commissioned by the Council to provide care services across
the borough.
• As the impact of COVID 19 on care providers was likely to
continue beyond 31st October, the decision to extend any further
financial support to the adult social care provider sector up to
the 31st March 2021 was delegated to the Director of Adults Health
and Wellbeing in consultation with the Director of Corporate
Resources and the Portfolio Holder for Adults Health and Wellbeing
subject to future direction from central government and the
movement of the COVID-19 crisis, in line with any grant
conditions.
An Officer Decision Record was signed on the 16th March 2021 to
extend the financial support to the market to the 31st March 2021
in line with the delegated decision noted above. This ODR is to
grant relief for costs incurred during this period: the 1st
February 2021 to the 31st March 2021. Supplier Relief Scheme:
As detailed within the Cabinet Report dated 5th November 2020 the
Supplier Relief Scheme was extended to the 31st October 2020, then
subsequently extended to the 31st March 2021 by the Director of
Adults Health and Wellbeing after consultation with the Director of
Corporate Resources and the Portfolio Holder for Adults Health and
Wellbeing.
Following this, applications were accepted from Adult Social Care
providers for additional costs incurred. In calculating the level
of relief in relation to the additional costs the following
principles have been established:
• Available to all Adult Social Care providers delivering care
and support in Doncaster
• Support relates to actual expenditure incurred (evidenced by
documentation or declaration) and therefore provides no basis for
an ongoing fee increase
• The extent of additional workforce costs is beyond that
which a provider would be expected to incur as part of their normal
business continuity plans
• The relief must be proportionate, and sense checked
• Agency costs for COVID related sick (ensuring that these
costs are net of any salary cost savings e.g. if absent staff have
not been paid in full, the full cost of agency should not be
claimable)
• SSP costs (where they cannot be recovered from Government
and where the absence was covered by additional hours/agency)
• The relief relates to additional costs incurred and does not
equate to compensation for lost profit (in line with
PPN02_2020)
The providers (as set out in the attached Officer Decision Record)
have applied to the council for additional costs they have incurred
because of the Covid pandemic.
Relief covers the period 1st February 2021 to 31st March 2021
Provider Agreed Amount to be paid Total £38,683.93
Relief covers the periods 1st February 2021 to 31st March 2021
taking into account other schemes and grants that could be utilised
to cover additional costs i.e. IPC grant and PPE clipper
scheme.
There is no duplication between these claims and the claims
processed in previous ODRs. Some providers have been paid part
payment whilst awaiting further information and this concludes
their claims.
Decision Maker: Director of Improvement Adults, Health and Wellbeing
Decision published: 14/10/2021
Effective from: 21/09/2021
Decision:
To grant supplier relief for costs when
applied for under the Supplier Relief Scheme to Adult Social Care
providers for costs incurred between the 1st February 2021 to the
31st March 2021 in line with the Rule 16 report dated 5th November
2020 and the subsequent ODR signed 16th March 2021.
Lead officer: Phil Holmes
Doncaster Council’s Early Intervention
and Localities Service have been approached by St Wilfred’s
Academy to support the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce
Pilot. St Wilfred’s have submitted a successful application
to the Department for Education with a plan which includes
recruitment of a Family Lead Practitioner and an Early Help
Coordinator.
The request is to provide dedicated support in relation to Early
Help (Assess, Plan, Do and Review), case supervision and
coordination of the multi-agency approach.
St Wilfred’s have based this decision on the good practice
they have observed and would like to add additional capacity into
the existing team to support this project.
The Family Lead Practitioner will work directly with families,
undertaking whole family assessments and focusing interventions
around parental needs whilst working closely with school mentors
who will work more directly with the
children. The Early Help Coordinator will provide case supervision
and coordination for all children, young people and families who
access the provision.
Both posts will sit within the existing service and line management
responsibilities will be held by an Early Help Pathway
Lead.
Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision published: 13/10/2021
Effective from: 23/09/2021
Decision:
Funding to be provided to Doncaster Council
from St Wilfred’s Academy to fund 1fte Early Help Coordinator
and 1fte Family Lead Practitioner to support the Alternative
Provision Specialist Taskforce at St Wilfred’s Academy for
two years from 01 November 2021.
Externally funded through the Alternative Provision Specialist
Taskforce fund. Line management costs will be met from within the
existing Early Help team budget.
There will be no additional costs for council.
Costs for the posts are set out in the attached Officer Decision
Record.
Lead officer: Riana Nelson
The object is un-accessioned, in poor
condition (consultation with a specialist at Beamish has brought to
light that the carriage has in the past – prior to Heritage
Doncaster acquiring it – been poorly restored. The Rear
Carriage wheels not belonging to this model of carriage) and does
not have a strong Doncaster Borough Provenance or connection. The
recommendation to dispose relates particularly to section 5.3.1 of
the Collections Development Policy (2019-2023) which refers to the
criteria for disposal from the Social History Collections. As the
object is un-accessioned and has never been formally accepted into
the collection, the collecting criteria for Social History,
outlined in Section 4.1 and in particular 4.1.2 which refers to
considerations over care and storage of items. The Omnibus is a
large object and would be both difficult to store and very space
consuming. This, when considered against its poor condition (poor
historic restoration) and lack of a strong connection to the
Borough of Doncaster (as defined at this time by the
Borough’s Local Government boundaries) make it a candidate
for disposal.
Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision published: 12/10/2021
Effective from: 21/09/2021
Decision:
That approval is given by the Governing Body
of Heritage Doncaster for the decision to dispose of an
un-accessioned item known as The Womersley to Pontefract Omnibus,
currently held in the Heritage Doncaster Collections, in line with
the Heritage Doncaster Collections Development Policy (2019-2023
approved by the Governing body by ODR on 08/04/2019) sections 16.6,
the Museum Association Code of Ethics and the Museum
Association’s Disposal Toolkit.
Lead officer: Leanne Hornsby
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/09/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 23/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Decision:
No public questions or statements were submitted.
During 2020/21 financial support for local
authorities was made available from the Government by way of grants
under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 to deliver key
activities to respond to local outbreaks of COVID, provide
containment interventions and support residents most impacted by
COVID. The first tranche of funding under the heading of Test and
Trace (T&T) of £2.23m was approved via a Rule 16 on 13th
July 2020. Further funding was released under the heading Contain
Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) £2.495m and £5.527m
both approved via a Rule 16 on 9th November 2020 and 23rd December
2020 respectively. All three approvals delegated to the Director of
Public Health in consultation with the Director of Corporate
Resources and the Portfolio Holder for Public Health future
decision making regarding these funding streams.
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 13/07/2021
Decision:
To allocate £1.43m of COVID funding
secured in 2020-2021 for key areas of COVID-19 related
services.
To provide grants to pump prime the Community Renewal Fund awarding
grants to Refurnish Chamber, South Yorkshire Sports Foundation and
Voluntary Action Doncaster £20k
To provide a grant to Expect Youth to provide COVID safe summer
activity programme £25k
Lead officer: Clare Henry
This service has not been fully staffed since
it’s inception in 2017. There have been difficulties in
recruiting suitable candidates – due partly to the previous
temporary
nature of the posts.
Since march 2020 the service has been stood down with the 2 current
employees being redeployed to work on home to school transport
covering bus escorts. The service is now restarting with effect
from September 2021 and there is a need to recruit to the previous
vacancies and place the service onto a longer term and more
sustainable footing
Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 26/08/2021
Decision:
To make the 2 current temporary posts
permanent - the current post holders will need to be placed on
redeployment and the posts advertised so that any redeployees can
apply in the first instance.
All 5 posts are 20 hours per week, term time only and operate on a
split shift basis am and pm.
Also to create a further 3 permanent posts – the original
project to create an Independent Travel Training service specified
one overall co-ordinator together with a total of 5 travel trainers
carrying out the day to day operation of the service. These posts
were originally created in 2017 however due to them being vacant
for a long
period and changes to their line managers the original posts no
longer exist.
Lead officer: Kim Holdridge
The project aims to provide a programme of
intensive wrap-around school-to-school support that addresses the
specific issues of each targeted school. The programme aims to
ensure that the target schools play an integral part in the process
and aims to employ a “done with” model of
support to effect buy-in from the school. It aims to build on the
lessons learned from other Opportunity Areas where school-to-school
support has been put in place to support the
improvement of schools with the most entrenched issues and those
that are in need of additional leadership capacity/ system
leadership in specific identified areas.
Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 26/08/2021
Decision:
To grant award a total of £125,000 to
the supporting schools to provide school-to-school support to a
total of 8 schools. This also includes an allocation of
£5,000 to Doncaster Research School who will be providing
additional CPD/ network opportunities to system leaders, with a
particular
focus on the implementation process and up to date research
guidance.
Lead officer: Robin MacNeill
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/09/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Susan Hampshaw
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/09/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Wards affected: Adwick and Carcroft; Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall; Wheatley Hills and Intake;
Lead officer: Adrian Robertshaw
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/09/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 22/09/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Wards affected: Hexthorpe and Balby North;
Lead officer: Nasir Dad
An overarching Doncaster COVID Testing
Strategy is in place which aligns to the objectives of
Doncaster’s outbreak control plan. It outlines the wide range
of testing approaches including symptomatic testing and
asymptomatic testing. The opportunities for accessing testing is
constantly evolving and therefore necessary that our approach is
flexible and reactive to the Government’s developments.
Doncaster Council has been providing asymptomatic community testing
since 14th December 2020. Approval was provided to accept funding
up to £2.8m via a Rule 16 on the 14th January 2021 and
delegated to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the
Director of Corporate Resources and the Portfolio Holder for Public
Health future decision making regarding the Community Testing
funding. In total, still covered in the key decision, the Council
has received so far £566k (Jan-Mar 2021) and circa
£750k (Apr-Jun 2021) to provide asymptomatic
testing.
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 22/09/2021
Effective from: 15/07/2021
Decision:
To remodel and extend the delivery of
Community Testing until 31st March 2022 with a more targeted focus
on disproportionally impacted groups and underrepresented
groups.
To accept receipt of funding to deliver our Community Collect
Testing proposals circa £531,888.
Lead officer: Clare Henry
See attached ODR for full details
Decision Maker: Assistant Director Economy and Environment
Decision published: 17/09/2021
Effective from: 09/07/2021
Decision:
To approve £16,350.50 to be used from
the ‘Revenue Contribution to the Capital Programme
Reserve’ to make good the shortfall required to fund all 3
Community Investment Masterplans (CIMs) at Thorne-Moorends,
Rossington and Edlington.
Lead officer: Jonathan Clarke
Quality Streets Active Travel and Digital
Infrastructure – Doncaster Town Centre will link
inspirational design, digital technology infrastructure to provide
cohesive and sustainable connectivity. This scheme continues the
recent Quality Streets programme and will deliver highway
improvements, cycle lanes, improved public realm supporting and
enable investment in urban centre employment and residential
development.
Combining Transforming Cities Fund and Getting Building Fund, the
scheme will improve the connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians
through the urban centre to the station and Civic and Cultural
Quarter. Additionally, it will use this opportunity for the
installation of high-speed digital infrastructure which will
maximise business opportunities in a digital age, going
forward.
The opportunity to combine both funds will deliver the preferred
scheme to St Sepulchre Gate, Duke Street, Cleveland Street and Wood
Street. The works will be carried out in 2 phases commencing with
Phase 1: St Sepulchre Gate and Duke Street. Phase 2 will consist of
Cleveland Street and Wood Street. The benefits include new
segregated cycle lanes, improved and enhanced public realm making
the streetscape more attractive for pedestrians, and works to the
highway.
On 9 March 2021 Cabinet approved the progression to Funding
Agreement stage and the subsequent acceptance of funding (subject
to the negotiation of acceptable terms and conditions with the
grant sponsor).
The Cabinet report agreed to the:
1.Progression to Funding Agreement stage and the subsequent
acceptance of £9m SCR funding (subject to the negotiation of
acceptable terms and conditions with the grant sponsor).
2.Delegated negotiating and agreeing the terms of the funding
agreement to the Director of Economy
Decision Maker: Director of Economy and Environment
Decision published: 15/09/2021
Effective from: 13/09/2021
Decision:
That approval is given to:
•Enter into a Funding Agreement with SCR and draw down the
combined Getting Building Fund (GBF) £5.5m and Transforming
Cities Fund (TCF) £3.5m which gives a total of £9m
grant awarded in respect of the Quality Streets Active Travel and
Digital Infrastructure Programme.
•Accept the funding into Doncaster Council’s capital
programme.
•To award constructions contracts to Eurovia via Midlands
Highway Framework (MHA) framework
Lead officer: Dan Swaine