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Decision details

USE OF THE CONTAIN OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT FUND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE AND DERBY LAW CENTRE FOR SPECIALIST ADVICE

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Health and Communities

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

"The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities to utilise Contain Outbreak Management Funding to provide three grants as follows:
a) Strengthen specialist eviction and housing advice work provided by Derbyshire Law Centre (to support residents in High Peak, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, Bolsover, and Derbyshire Dales) for an additional 6 months from October 2021 to March 2022 at a cost of £42,000.
b) Strengthen specialist eviction and housing advice work provided by Derby Law Centre (to support residents in Erewash, Amber Valley and South Derbyshire) for an additional 6 months from October 2021 to March 2022 at a cost of £22,000.
c) Strengthen specialist employment advice support across the County provided by Derbyshire Law Centre for a period of up to 2 years at a cost of £80,000 from October 2021. "

Decision:

"a) Strengthen specialist eviction and housing advice work provided by Derbyshire Law Centre (to support residents in High Peak, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Derbyshire Dales) for an additional 6 months at a cost of £42,000
b) Strengthen specialist eviction and housing advice work provided by Derby Law Centre (to support residents in Erewash, Amber Valley and South Derbyshire) for an additional 6 months at a cost of £22,000
c) Strengthen specialist employment advice across the County provided by Derbyshire Law Centre for a period of up to 2 years at a cost of £80,000"

Reasons for the decision:

Offer longer term capacity to specialist advisory services that will support people in Derbyshire to have the confidence or resources to self-isolate effectively.

Alternative options considered:

"Do nothing: Risk that demand will outstrip resources, once existing funding runs out, or that staff will leave the organisation as contracts come to an end.
Consider strengthening generalist advice providers. This carries the risk that complex situations requiring legal intervention will not be addressed. "

Publication date: 02/12/2021

Date of decision: 02/12/2021

Effective from: 10/12/2021

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