(a)

stating that the PLUSS Organisation was a Local Authority owned provider of a range of employment and training programmes for people with disabilities, set up in 2005;   

(b)

on a proposal by Plymouth City Council, together with its three partner authorities, Devon County Council, Torbay Council, and Somerset Council, to sell its interest in the PLUSS Organisation and transfer ownership to the national charity Turning Point;

(c)

indicating that Turning Point offered an ideal opportunity for PLUSS to achieve its aims and would help secure its long term future.    

(1)

the sale of PLUSS to Turning Point upon the terms as outlined in the report;

(2)

that authority is delegated to the Cabinet Member for Finance, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, to deal with and approve any outstanding matters as part of the sale of PLUSS;

(3)

that Cabinet authorises the Monitoring Officer to enter into all necessary legal documentation to complete the sale of PLUSS to Turning Point.