Purpose

Leeds City Council (LCC) Children &
Families have existing cooperation agreements in place with
clusters which are due to expire 31/3/24.
 
A delegated decision is required to provide
approval for the LA to enter into new co-operation agreements with
clusters in respect of the LA funding contribution to clusters. The
agreements will be for 12 months, with options to extend subject to
funding being available.

Content

a) 
The Director of Children & Families approved the decision to
enter into new cooperation agreements with Clusters. These will
retrospectively start from the 1st April 2024 to 31st March
2025 with the option to extend by 2x 12 months. 
b) 
The funding for clusters will continue to be calculated utilising
the funding formula that was approved as part of the key decision
(D52724). The total LCC Cluster funding pot for 2024/25 is
£780,830 but will be £2,342,490 for the duration if
extensions are taken up, subject to funding being
available.  The funding for Clusters
currently sits in the Early Help Service area.  Appendix 2 provides the breakdown of the funding
allocation per annum.