Council to ask Inverness Leisure and High Life Highland to amalgamate

29th August 2015

Members of The Highland Council's Education, Children and Adult Services Committee have agreed that the Council should invite the Chief Executives of Inverness Leisure and High Life Highland to work together to agree a process leading to the amalgamation of the two organisations.

High Life Highland (HLH) delivers the Council's Public Service Obligations for: Adult Learning; Archives; Arts; Leisure Facilities; Libraries; Museums; Outdoor Education; Sport; and Youth Work across the Highland area through a Service Delivery Contract with the Council.

Inverness Leisure (IL) is funded by the Council to provide leisure services in the Inverness area through a Service Level Agreement.

The Chief Executive of The Highland Council will now write to the Chief Executives of Inverness Leisure and High Life Highland asking them to work together to produce a rationalisation plan (by 30 September 2015) resulting in a single organisation to deliver the functions of both.

A further report will be brought back to the ECAS Committee or meeting of the Council for Members' consideration.

Inverness Leisure Limited. (IL) is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. Its members are the 13 Trustees [Directors] who make up the Board of the company. 4 of its Trustees are appointed by the Council and the remainder are appointed by the Board on the recommendation of various user groups or chosen from the business community. It is funded by the Council to provide leisure services in the Inverness area through a Service Level Agreement.

High Life Highland (HLH) is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity with the Council as its sole Member. Its Board of Directors is made up of 4 Council appointed Directors and 8 Independent Directors. It delivers the Council’s Public Service Obligations for :Adult Learning; Archives; Arts; Leisure Facilities; Libraries; Museums; Outdoor Education; Sport; and Youth Work across the Highland area through a Service Delivery Contract with the Council.