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Transition Fund for Community Initiatives for Open Access Children's Services - Round 6
Meeting: 20/03/2018 - Cabinet (Item 28)
28 Transition Fund for Community Initiatives for Open Access Children's Services - Round 6 
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Cabinet Member: Local Communities
Forward Plan Ref: 2017/150
Contact: Sarah Jelley, Senior Policy & Performance Officer Tel: 07554 103437
Report by Assistant Chief Executive (CA7).
In February 2016 the council agreed to set aside £1m for creating a 'one off' fund to provide pump priming to support the provision of open access children's services.
In September 2017 Cabinet agreed the proposed use of the underspend of £232,674 for further rounds of grant funding and a cross party group of councillors bringing proposals back to Cabinet for decision.
The working group have considered the applications under the sixth round of bids against the criteria outlined in the guidance notes with recommendations to cabinet.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve for funding the following bids:
a. Bampton Baby & Toddler Group
b. Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee
Decision:
Recommendations agreed.
Minutes:
In February 2016 the council agreed to set aside £1m for creating a 'one off' fund to provide pump priming to support the provision of open access children's services.
In September 2017 Cabinet agreed the proposed use of the underspend of £232,674 for further rounds of grant funding and a cross party group of councillors bringing proposals back to Cabinet for decision.
The working group had considered the applications under the sixth round of bids against the criteria outlined in the guidance notes with recommendations to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: to approve for funding the following bids:
(a) Bampton Baby & Toddler Group
(b) Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee