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The service is currently carrying 2 vacancies
for qualified educational psychologists (EPs), representing a
reduction in main grade EP capacity of 38%. We are covering the
vacancies through arrangements where managers and assistants are
picking up key tasks, which is unsustainable and at the cost of the
overall reach and effectiveness of the service in continuing to
support for Doncaster's vulnerable young learners in achieving the
best possible life outcomes.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 04/07/2019
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
To secure the services of a locum to provide
capacity within the Education Psychology Service for 3 days per
week from 1 January 2019 until 31 March 2019 when it is planned
that the 2 current full time psychologists vacancies within the
service will be filled.
Lead officer: David Dickinson
At the request of Schools Forum, the
Department for Education/Secretary of State gave permission to
establish a central Schools Block DSG expenditure budget of
£1,000,000 to focus on two areas:-
Access and Safeguarding.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 28/06/2019
Effective from: 28/11/2018
Decision:
To approved Safeguarding and access capital
allocations which were approved by the Learning Provision
Organisation Board.
Lead officer: Neil McAllister
At the request of the Schools Forum the
Department for Education gave permission to establish a central
schools block DSG expenditure budget to focus on two areas:-
* Access
* Safeguarding
The budget is provided to deliver learning environment improvements
within schools, academies, PRUs and Learning Centres and it is
expected that a 10% contribution will be required towards any
project.
It is expected the funding will be allocated over a 3 year period
with a review and progression report.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 13/06/2019
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
To approve the following safeguarding and
access capital allocations which were approved by the Learning
Provision Organisation (LPOB) Safeguarding and Access Subgroup on
the 10th October 2018:-
School - Works - Value
Northbridge Enterprise College - Security Fencing -
£9409.04
Lead officer: Neil McAllister
Due to potential increase in demand for school
places in the Hall Cross Pyramind, it is necessary to utilise funds
already secured for use at Lakeside Primary School to build one
permanent classroom
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 11/06/2019
Effective from: 06/12/2018
Decision:
To utilise £180,000 of monies raised
from a Section 106 agreement to provide an additional permanent
classroom at Lakeside Primary School.
Lead officer: Neil McAllister
Please see attached Officer Decision Record
for full details
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 25/01/2019
Effective from: 03/12/2018
Decision:
Approve the plans to invest the £1.5m
Adult Social Care Winter Funding.
Lead officer: Patrick Birch
The council and partners have significantly
developed our achievements against the delivery of the National
Armed Forces Covenant, becoming a leader across the region and
nationally. A significant aspect of this success has been due to a
dedicated resource to understand and deliver with the Council and
in addition facilitate and support wider partnership involvement
for a Doncaster holistic approach. The council had future
expectations for further development of our work on Armed Forces
and Veterans with intention of leading a coordinated Regional event
for 2020.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 25/01/2019
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
To approve a 12 month extension of the
Council's Veterans' Support Officer Post.
Lead officer: Lisa Swainston
Doncaster Council and CCG commissioned four
providers (Age UK, Choices 4 Doncaster, Royal Voluntary Service and
Alzheimer's Society) to deliver a Dementia Family Support Service
(DFSS) across the four Community Led Support Areas of Doncaster
(Central, East, North and South). The contract commenced on 1 July
2017 and will end on 31 March 2019.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 25/01/2019
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
For the Dementia Family Support Service
- to be included as an element of the Dementia Post Diagnostic
Pathway from 1 April 2019
- for Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to manage the
service from 1 April 2019 and
- to make a payment (£95,400) to the CCG for this service via
a Section 76 of the National Health Service Act 2006.
Lead officer: Marie Hall
Please see attached Officer Decision Record
for full details
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 25/01/2019
Effective from: 26/11/2018
Decision:
To seek approval to award a contract following
a tendering exercise for a period of 2 years with the option to
extend for a further 12 months for the provision of a Social
Prescribing Service.
Lead officer: Fay Wood
Please see full details identified within the
attached Officer Decision Record form.
Decision Maker: Director of People
Decision published: 24/01/2019
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
Following a service review for the
Communication Support for Deaf and Deafened People in Doncaster
Service it has been decided to:-
1. To increase the rate paid to freelance interpreters from 1
November 2018 as permitted in the contract terms and conditions for
the extension period.
2. Extend the contract for a further 12 months to 31 March 2020 and
not re-tender the service for a contract start date of 1 April 2019
as previously agreed in the Cabinet report dated 27 March 2018 -
Adult Health and Well-being Commissioning 2018/19
3. Undertake a detailed service review in readiness for the
re-procurement of the service.
Lead officer: Marie Hall
Doncaster has been working resolutely on
addressing physical inactivity. Our compelling vision for change
has been recognised by Sport England and we have been awarded with
Local Delivery Pilot (LDP) status, following a competitive, 12
month application process.
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 19/12/2018
Effective from: 07/12/2018
Decision:
To release £119,000 from the Sport
England Local Delivery Pilot (LDP) fund; commissioning Sheffield
Hallam University to work with our communities, understand people's
everyday experiences and understand the factors that influence
physical activity behaviour. This work will take part across three
phases; 1) surveys, 2) insight and 3)
co-production/co-design.
Lead officer: Dr Rupert Suckling
The Council is implementing a new Integrated
People Solution that encompasses adult and children social care
with associated portals and financial and education management.
This will replace key systems such as Carefirst, Liquidlogic and
Capita One. The support contract for Liquidlogic ends 31 October,
2018 and no alternative arrangements were made given they are one
of the leading suppliers and therefore submitted a tender for the
integrated solution. Children's Social Care is due to go live
initially in June 2019 but the associated portals will take longer
and there are issues such as data archiving to sort out. Also, as
with all business critical technology implementations there are
many risks around this programme of work, the biggest being data
quality and migration. Therefore it makes sense to build in a
sensible amount of contingency with regard to support for the
current system.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Customers, Digital and ICT
Decision published: 07/12/2018
Effective from: 19/10/2018
Decision:
To procure a Liquidlogic support contract for
2 years at a cost of £181, 636.
Lead officer: Julie Grant
The Council's CISCO VOIP hardware is end of
life and requires a new solution. The Swiss Solution provides
updated software in order to maintain the operation of the
hardware. Funds from the WAN Capital Allocation cover the VOIP
hardware, as it is part of the Network Infrastructure
Refresh.
Some of the Council's Core Network Infrastructure (Switchers,
Routers and Wireless Access Points) is at end of life and requires
replacing as part of a network refresh, covered under the WAN
Capital allocation.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Customers, Digital and ICT
Decision published: 07/12/2018
Effective from: 28/09/2018
Decision:
To draw down the following funds from the WAN
Capital Allocation within the corporate resources capital programme
2018/19 (Q1415);
£105k to spend on the identified VOIP SWISS Solution;
£155k to spend on replacing various end of life Core
Network;
Hardware / Infrastructure / Equipment (Switches, routers, Access
points etc)
Lead officer: Julie Grant
The items of plant have been identified as
required immediately, prior and outside the current Fleet
Replacement Programme which is being prepared for Cabinet. The
replacement of these large plant items is critical to front line
delivery, and they have now exceeded their life expectancy, and are
proving unreliable and uneconomic to repair.
User sections have/will have to hire in machines to cover critical
services of replacements are not purchased. Hiring in is not cost
effective to the authority.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Trading Services and Assets
Decision published: 06/12/2018
Effective from: 15/11/2018
Decision:
To procure x 3 items of plant with funding
from IMF
x 1 loading shovel - Gritting Operations approx
£110,000
x 1 Telescopic handler - Stores/Gritting Operations approx
£52,000
x 1 Mini Excavator - Cemeteries approx £30,000 (stolen)
Total Spend Circa £192,000
Lead officer: Richard Speight
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 04/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 04/12/2018
Effective from: 04/12/2018
Wards affected: (All Wards);