Issue - decisions

Agreed that:

1) approval be given to the Council accepting up to £1m from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) from the Waking Watch Relief Fund and the New Burdens (Administration) Grant of £31k.

2) approval be given to the Council entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the MHCLG for the Waking Watch Relief Fund as outlined further in the report.

3) approval be given in principal to the Council making payments of grants to successful third-party applicants in line with the eligibility criteria provided by MHCLG as detailed further in the report.

4) delegated authority be granted to the Director of Housing and Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Commercial Services to approve applications to this fund, enter into grant agreements and make grant payments to successful third-party applicants up to the Council’s allocation of up to £1m.

5) to the extent not already delegated to them by the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation, delegated authority be granted to the Director of Housing and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Commercial Services, to take any other decisions necessary in order to meet the aims and objectives of the report.