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GLL Financial Support Proposal in response to Covid-19 Leisure Centre Lockdown

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/05/2020

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
This decision is urgent and cannot wait for a meeting of the Executive to be convened because it is necessary to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus emergency on GLL, the Council’s Leisure provider, as quickly as possible, to prevent the failure of the organisation. On the 20th March 2020 at 5pm the government issued an instruction as part of the lockdown procedures that all Leisure Centres had to close with immediate effect and the Council issued a formal instruction for GLL to close all 8 of Islington’s Leisure Centres. All membership was suspended and the organisation, which was already struggling from reduced income from lower usage due to the impacts of the Coronavirus immediately ceased to have any income. Without the Council’s urgent intervention, the Council’s Leisure provider is likely to fail.

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Decision due: 19 May 2020 by Corporate Director Environment and Climate Change

Lead member: Councillor Janet Burgess MBE, Carers Champion janet.burgess@islington.gov.uk

Department: Environment and Climate Change

Contact: Keith Townsend, Corporate Director Environment and Climate Change.

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