Issue - meetings

(i)         to agree the proposed framework for providing school meals to school children during school holidays, subject to securing budget allocation which will be determined through the Council 2018/19 budget setting process;

(ii)        to delegate power to the Head of Communities and Housing, in consultation with the Head of Finance to approve funding grants for the purpose of providing meals and activities to school children during school holidays, any such funding award to be subject to an agreement approved by the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services;

(iii)       to instruct the Head of Communities and Housing to engage the Fairer Aberdeen Board and Locality Partnerships seeking their involvement to determine their role in agreeing funding allocations and subsequent monitoring;

(iv)       to instruct the Head of Communities and Housing to report back to the Finance, Policy and Resources committee within fifteen months on the delivery of the programme; and

(v)        that a Service Update be circulated to members after Summer 2018

With reference to article 8 of the minute of the previous meeting of 6 December 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which sought approval of a framework to enable provision of free meals to school children during school holidays.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)       agree the proposed framework for providing school meals to school children during school holidays, subject to securing budget allocation which will be determined through the Council 2018/19 budget setting process;

(b)       delegate power to the Head of Communities and Housing, in consultation with the Head of Finance to approve funding grants for the purpose of providing meals and activities to school children during school holidays, any such funding award to be subject to an agreement approved by the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services;

(c)        instruct the Head of Communities and Housing to engage the Fairer Aberdeen Board and Locality Partnerships seeking their involvement to determine their role in agreeing funding allocations and subsequent monitoring; and

(d)       instruct the Head of Communities and Housing to report back to the Finance, Policy and Resources committee within fifteen months on the delivery of the programme.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)        that a Service Update be circulated to members after Summer 2018.