Decision details

To determine how the Council should proceed with regard to providing free swimming sessions for those aged 16 and under and those aged 60 and over now that the Government has ceased its commitment to fund the scheme. Continue for the remainder of 2010/11.

That the swimming initiative be discontinued once Government funding ceases on 30 September 2010.

Continuation of the scheme after the withdrawal of funding is unaffordable.

      I.        Continue to operate the current scheme until 31 March 2011 in line with the original government proposal or limited it to one of the two age groups

    II.        Commit to operate the current scheme on an ongoing basis and build the cost into the base revenue budget for future years

   III.        Continue to offer the scheme for those aged 60 and cease to offer the scheme for those aged 16 and under and build the cost into the base revenue budget for future years

  IV.        Continue to offer the scheme for those aged 16 and under and cease to offer the scheme for those aged 60 and build the cost into the base revenue budget for future years

    V.        Cease to offer the scheme in entirety from 1 October