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Decision
 
RESOLVED:
 
1.1) That the Cabinet agreed
to change the leisure management agreement with InspireAll and
replace this with an agency agreement.
1.2) That the Cabinet agreed
that the potential tax efficiencies arising from adopting the
agency model be apportioned between the Council and InspireAll as
described in Section 6.
1.3) That the Cabinet
delegated authority to the Assistant Director Finance and the
Assistant Director Legal & Democratic Services in consultation
with the Cabinet Members for Finance & Budget and for Street
Scene Parks, Leisure & Culture to finalise negotiations with
InspireAll and complete all legal documents to implement the new
arrangement as soon as possible.
 
Subject to the approval of
the confidential information set out in the appendix at agenda item
11.1
 
Reasons for
decision
 
Cabinet approval was sought to agree that the
Council change their existing Leisure Management agreement to a
more tax efficient “Agency Model
Cabinet delegation was also required to enable
officers to proceed with the implementation of the Leisure
Management “Agency Model” as explained in this
report.
 
Alternative Options
Considered
 
The Council could have continued with the
current leisure management agreement and forgo the potential tax
efficiencies.
 
If the agency model was agreed the Council
could decide to negotiate and alternate apportionment of the
potential tax efficiencies to the 50:50 apportionment that was
proposed.