Key Decisions List

Leader's Urgent Decision - Travel Care and Support - Jack Tizard Award Report New!

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision:   10 May 2019

Lead officer:  Joe Gunning

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/04/2019

Reason for urgency:
Home to School transport is an essential front-line service used by children and young people in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF).

The Local Authority’s responsibilities are set out in the Education Act 1996, as amended in section 77 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

Following initial advice, it was anticipated that a contract variation through a Directors Decision Report would be sufficient governance, however subsequent legal advice regarding the viability of options has resulted in the need for a Leaders Urgency Decision Report.

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Schools Meals Contingency Report New!

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision due:   1 May 2019

Lead officer:  Will Parsons

Decision status:  No longer a Key Decision

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2019

Reason for urgency:
School meals are an essential front-line service used by children and young people in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) which ensures that school aged children eat one nutritionally balanced meal each day. Free school meals are a statutory Local Authority duty.

The incumbent contractor for delivery of school meals in primary schools are Interserve Catering Services Ltd who provide school meals to 34 primary schools. Interserve PLC have recently been placed into a pre-planned administration process. All businesses and assets which sat beneath the plc business were sold to a new entity called Interserve Group Limited, a private company owned 100% by the lenders. H&F contract with Interserve Catering Ltd which now forms part of the Interserve group. Communications from Interserve suggests there is no immediate risk to service delivery and that under the new arrangements the Group is in a stronger financial position. However, this report puts forwards recommendation

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

Leader's Urgent Decision - Report Requesting Extensions To Two Catering Contracts Serving Schools Meals In Primary And Secondary Schools Across H&F New!

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision:   1 May 2019

Lead officer:  Will Parsons

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2019

Reason for urgency:
School Meals are an essential front-line service used by children and young people in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) which ensures that school aged children eat at least one nutritionally balanced meal each day. Free school meals are a statutory Local Authority duty. This report seeks an Urgent Leader’s Decision to enable contracts to be extended and critical services maintained beyond June 2019.

Following an initial period of consultation with Headteachers and School Business Managers towards the end of 2018, mixed feedback was received in relation to service performance for some schools which required analysis and additional consultation to understand and develop responses to. In addition to this, there has been ongoing financial stability issues for one provider with the parent company recently going into administration. This has been the subject of close financial monitoring. The situation is further complicated by potential supply chain risks relating to Brex

Anticipated restriction: Open  -