Agenda item

Cabinet agreed that Appendix B and C to the circulated report were not for publication pursuant to Regulation 5(2) & (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 and Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.  Pursuant also to Paragraph 21 of the Schedule, and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption was considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.

In order to discuss the private Appendices, Members took the decision to go into private session, for the reasons above. Following discussion of these private Appendices, Cabinet resolved to resume in public session. The decisions below were agreed in public session.

Decisions:

That having due regard to the integrated impact assessment:

1.            Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council resolve to exercise the provisions of the contract between the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and Celtic Leisure Limited dated 16th April 2016, to extend the said contract for a period of five calendar years on the basis of the terms and conditions identified in option 2 of the circulated report.

2.            That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Nature, Tourism and Wellbeing to enter into an extension and variation to contract between the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and Celtic Leisure Limited dated 16th April 2016, to extend the said contract for a period of five calendar years on the basis of the terms and conditions identified in option 2 of the circulated report.

3.            That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Nature, Tourism and Wellbeing to enter into any documentation necessary to achieve Decisions 1 and 2 (above).

4.            That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Economic Growth to enter into an extension agreement and associated with the recommendation set out in Decision 1 (above).

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure the ongoing provision of indoor leisure services, in accordance with the terms of the Contract and ensure value for money to the Council.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.