Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Local Communities

Forward Plan Ref: 2017/141

Contact: Sarah Jelley, Senior Policy & Performance Officer Tel: 07554 103437

Report by Assistant Chief Executive (CA8).

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 fourth round of bids against the criteria outlined in the guidance notes with recommendations to Cabinet. 

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)          Approve for funding the following bids:

(a)      Leys Community Church

(b)      Slade Nursery School

(b)          Ask that further work is conducted to develop more robust business plans and reapply for funding under the next round of applications:

(a)      Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee

(b)      Sutton Courtney Stay and Play Group

Recommendations agreed.

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 for further rounds of grant funding. Cabinet had before them a report setting out the recommendations of the cross party group of councillors following their consideration of the applications received against the criteria outlined in the guidance notes.

RESOLVED:             to:

(a)          Approve for funding the following bids:

(a)       Leys Community Church

(b)       Slade Nursery School

(b)          Ask that further work is conducted to develop more robust business plans and reapply for funding under the next round of applications:

(a)       Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee

(b)       Sutton Courtney Stay and Play Group