Decision details
**Access to Leisure Facilities
Decision Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Reason
for Decision
As
the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus increases, the protection of residents is
a priority and as such, exercise should be considered outside of enclosed
spaces.
Alternative
Options considered and rejected
Alternative
options include withdrawal of the service through full closure of leisure centres.
This has been ruled out at this stage with the decision supporting residents to
continue to exercise where possible.
Decision:
Officer
Delegated Decision
Date: 18 March
2020
|
Decision: To provide an
alternative leisure offer in a shift from centre based activities to the
provision of services in open spaces. The delegation for this decision is
detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution |
Key Decision: Yes |
Reason(s) for
Decisions: As the prevalence
of the COVID-19 virus increases, the protection of residents is a priority
and as such, exercise should be considered outside of enclosed spaces. |
Decision Maker (Name
and Title): John Sellgren,
Executive Director for Place and Senior Leadership Team |
Alternative options considered
and rejected:
Alternative
options include withdrawal of the service through full closure of leisure
centres. This has been ruled out at this stage with the decision supporting
residents to continue to exercise where possible. |
Any conflict of interest declared by any
member consulted: None |
Any dispensation granted in respect of any
declared conflict of interest: None |
Publication date: 29/05/2020
Date of decision: 18/03/2020