Having considered all of the information Cabinet agreed to -

1.    Approve the Business Case and in particular the creation of a Local Authority Trading Company for the delivery of  leisure services for the following facilities;  Plymouth Life Centre, Plympton Swimming Pool, Tinside Lido, Mount Wise Pools, and Brickfields Sports Centre, with effect 1 April 2022.

2.    Delegate authority to Craig McArdle, Strategic Director for People to:

2.1  Appoint council officers as Directors of the Local Authority Trading Company; and

2.2 Appoint either himself or another senior council officer to act as member representative for the Local Authority Trading Company and to exercise all voting rights on behalf of the Council  as member of the company subject to Key Decisions (as defined by the Council’s Constitution) being reserved to the Leader/ Cabinet) and take any necessary action to protect, safeguard and effectively manage the Council’s interest in the Local Authority Trading Company