Agenda item

Joint report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Director of Human Resources.

NB: This report will be considered by the Community and Children’s Services and Establishment Committees.

The Sub-Committee considered a joint report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Director of Human Resources concerning the City Corporation’s Apprenticeship Scheme and the funding of the posts for the Scheme’s support staff.

It was noted that the Community and Children’s Services Committee and the Establishment Committee supported the staffing structure of the unit as set out in the report.

The Chairman of the Finance Committee referred to the funding element of the Scheme and commented that it was not good practice to agree a project in the absence of an indication of cost which appeared to have happened in this case.

RESOLVED – that approval be given to a baseline budget increase of £250,000 to fund the cost of those posts that could not be met from the apprenticeship Levy.