That a TorVista Shareholder Panel be established with membership, terms of reference and operation as set out at Appendix 1.

That the Celebrating and Supporting Volunteering Steering Group be established with the following membership and terms of reference:

Membership:

·         Director of Adult and Community Services

·         Leader of the Council or their nominated representative

·         Deputy Leader of the Council or their nominated representative

·         Member champion for Volunteering

·         Voluntary sector lead employer

·         NHS representative

·         Torbay Council Human Resources representative

·         Torbay Council Place Directorate representative

·         Voluntary Sector representatives (number to be determined by the steering group)

Terms of Reference

To oversee the delivery of a joint program of work, designed to celebrate and support all aspects of volunteering in Torbay.

That the Cabinet declares a ‘Cost of Living Emergency’ and instructs the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council to write to Chancellor of the Exchequer to:

·         Welcome the imposition of the ‘Windfall Tax’ on the super profits of oil and gas companies and question whether this has gone far enough.

·         Immediately reduce the standard rate of VAT from 20% to 17.5% for one year, saving the average family £600.

·         Immediately re-introduce the pensions triple lock to support Torbay’s pensioners.

·         Extend free school meals to all those families on universal credit.

1.    That authority be delegated to the Director Children’s Services to commission an independent review and future option appraisal, including an appraisal of a collaborative approach with key partners, of Torbay’s youth offer and young carers service, and

2.    That an extension to the existing contract with Torbay Youth Trust on a 6 month + 6 month basis be approved.

That Cabinet recommends approval of the Torbay Youth Justice Plan 2022-23 to the Youth Justice Board.

1.      That, Cabinet accept the Harbour Committee’s recommendation to invest in port infrastructure at Brixham Harbour, as set out in appendix 1 and that the Divisional Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure instructs TDA to develop a revised application for Levelling Up Fund Round 2.  

2.      That £125,000 capacity funding be utilised to procure services in support of the development of the Levelling Up Fund Round 2 application.

3.      That the Divisional Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure instructs TDA to develop the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Investment Plans using, principally but not exclusively, the emerging Economic Strategy as the foundation for this Plans.

4.      That the £20,000 UK Shared Prosperity Fund capacity funding be utilised to develop the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Investment Plans

5.      That, in order to meet the deadlines for the funding bids, the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be requested to exercise his delegated authority (under paragraph 5.5 of Financial Regulations) to approve the revised application for Round 2 Levelling Up Fund and the Divisional Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure be given delegated authority, in consultation with Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Tourism and Housing and the Section 151 Officer, to approve the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Investment Plans.

1.            That a 2+1 year contract for a Community Safety Case Management System be approved as set out in Exempt Appendix 3.

2.         Cabinet to note that this will be funded from existing budgets.