TOURISM, EQUALITIES, COMMUNITIES & CULTURE COMMITTEE 11 March 2021

Agenda Item 84 Brighton & Hove City Council

COMMISSIONING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE SERVICES

LABOUR AMENDMENT

To amend recommendation 2.2 and include a new item 2.3 as shown below in bold italics:

That Committee:

2.1 Notes the contents of the report.

2.2 Recommends to Policy & Resources Committee the immediate establishment of a cross-party Member Working Group to:

(i) Review the Council’s policy and practice regarding social value and

community wealth building from a commissioning and procurement

perspective including the Domestic abuse contract

(ii) Including reviewing in full detail the sequence of events around the procurement of the Domestic Abuse contract;

(iii) Recommend any necessary changes and actions for improvement.

(iv) Consider the imminent new funding of £606k awarded to BHCC by MHCLG to meet our obligations under the new Domestic Abuse Bill and make a recommendation to TECC Committee on the process for awarding this funding.

2.3 That the Committee recommends to P&R that the Cross Party Working Group be made up of five members in a 2/2/1 configuration.

Proposed by: Cllr Evans                                Seconded by: Cllr

Recommendation if carried to read:

2.1 Notes the contents of the report.

2.2 Recommends to Policy & Resources Committee the establishment of a cross-party Member Working Group to:

(i) Review the Council’s policy and practice regarding social value and

    community wealth building from a commissioning and procurement

    perspective including the Domestic abuse contract

(ii) Including reviewing in full detail the sequence of events around the procurement of the Domestic Abuse contract;

(iii) Recommend any necessary changes and actions for improvement.

(iv) Consider the imminent new funding of £606k awarded to BHCC by MHCLG to meet our obligations under the new Domestic Abuse Bill and make a recommendation to TECC Committee on the process for awarding this funding.

2.3 That the Committee recommends to P&R that the Cross Party Working Group be made up of five members in a 2/2/1 configuration.