Purpose

Under the Local Member Grants Scheme, each
county councillor has a specific budget which they can spend to
support the work of voluntary, community and faith sector groups in
their local community.

Monitoring of the money awarded under the Local Member Grants
Scheme is conducted by Democratic Services. This is an annual
report to the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee on the outcomes
of that monitoring activity, in line with the committee's
responsibility for oversight of the county council's governance and
risk management.

This annual report covers the 2023/24 financial year.