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· To transfer services currently run by Cambridge Live back to the Council to be run directly by the authority.
· To recommend to Council that the 2019/20 budget be revised to make an allocation of £250k to be utilised for the transition.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant effect on communities living or working in any ward in Cambridge;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/12/2018
Decision due: 17 Jan 2019 by Executive Councillor for Communities.
Lead member: Executive Councillor for Communities.
Department: Community Services
Contact: Suzanne Hemingway, Interim Assistant Director, Assets and Property Email: Suzanne.Hemingway@cambridge.gov.uk.
Additional Information: This item will automatically appear on the agenda.
Background Information: The Council has been working with Cambridge Live to review the organisation’s business, and this work has now concluded. Both parties have agreed that the contracted services run by Cambridge Live should return back to the direct control of the Council. The decision is made in the best interests of the beneficiaries of these services, i.e local people and to ensure a successful and financially sustainable future for all cultural activity covered by the contract. An urgent decision had to be made as the operation of the contract was not meeting financial performance requirements and the Council and Cambridge Live needed to take steps to ensure business continuity.
