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RESOLVED:          
1)      
That the governance and operation of Alive
West Norfolk is returned to in-house council
management under a management structure which
will need to be considered as part of any review of senior level
resourcing requirements, to be undertaken by the new Chief
Executive.
2)            
That the new arrangements be put in place by
1st January 2025 with an implementation deadline of
April 2025
3)            
That a budget of £20,000 be set aside to cover
one-off set up costs (changes to ICT systems etc) related to the
transfer of the service to an in-house provision.

4)            
That the transfer of contracts be by way of novation
or assignment in accordance with the existing Scheme of
Delegation.

5)            
That the negotiations for the termination of the
Management Agreement with the Alive West Norfolk Board of Directors
be delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Business and Culture and the council’s
AWN Client Officer.
6)            
That all necessary powers and authority to implement
the transfer be delegated to the Monitoring Officer, in
consultation with the Section 151 Officer, the Portfolio Holder for
Business and Culture and the council’s Client
Officer.
7)            
That a separate report to consider capital
investment proposals for the leisure facilities come to a future
cabinet meeting.
Reason for
Decision
 
A key priority of the council
as outlined in the Corporate Strategy 2023-2027 is to provide
access to leisure, cultural and outreach experiences, to reduce
isolation, to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities
and to reduce health and social inequalities. The cost of providing
leisure and cultural services continues to rise and the leisure
facilities require substantial investment and improvement.
Returning these services to an in-house function will enable the
council to directly influence and control this essential service,
to plan for capital investment and benefit from simplifying the
operational management of AWN, eliminating client officer and
Shareholder costs