Issue - meetings

Local Government Association (LGA) Behavioural Insights Programme

Meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet (Resources) Panel (Item 7)

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[To approve the receipt of an LGA grant to deliver the Behavioural Insights Programme]

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.      That the Council delivers a physical activity intervention in line with the Local Government Association’s (LGA’s) Behavioural Insights Programme using the awarded grant of £20,000.

 

2.      That the creation of the necessary supplementary budget to deliver this project in line with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules be approved.

 

3.      That it be noted that an external commissioned provider would be appointed to deliver of this project as per the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules. 


 

 

Minutes:

The intention to make a key decision on the report ‘Local Government Association (LGA) Behavioural Insights Programme’ at the meeting was not publicised in advance as required by the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012.  The decision was urgent and could not be reasonably delayed for the following reason:

 

·      An offer was made to City of Wolverhampton Council to apply for funding within a 48 hour timescale which did not coincide with forward plan milestones.

 

In light of the above, consent had been obtained for the key decision to be made at the meeting under the General Exception provisions.

 

Councillor Louise Miles presented the report on a proposal to accept grant funding from the LGA Behavioural Insights Programme to deliver a behavioural change intervention project to tackle inactivity amongst residents in Wolverhampton which had arisen during the coronavirus pandemic. The programme would have positive benefits for the health and wellbeing of the city’s citizens.

 

Resolved:

1.    That the Council delivers a physical activity intervention in line with the Local Government Association’s (LGA’s) Behavioural Insights Programme using the awarded grant of £20,000.

 

2.    That the creation of the necessary supplementary budget to deliver this project in line with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules be approved.

 

3.    That it be noted that an external commissioned provider would be appointed to deliver of this project as per the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.