Purpose

Any required changes to project
allocations to ensure effective delivery of Rotherham’s UKSPF
programme and utilisation of funding by 31st March 2025.
 

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

6th December
2024
 

Title:

UK Shared Prosperity Fund
(UKSPF) years 2 and 3 – project reallocations

Decision Maker:
 

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief
Executive
 
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Minute (43) of the Cabinet
decision on UKSPF of 7th August 2023 delegates authority
to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader
of the Council, to determine revised and final allocations for the
UKSPF. This is to include provision for other eligible
actions within the use of the fund should it not be possible to
achieve full spend of the grant through the allocations set out in
the Cabinet report.

Decision:

Resolve to:
 
Agree the
following change to UKSPF project
allocations:
 
1.    
Reallocate £43,032 from the Low Carbon project
to the Productivity project, enabling more effective use of funding
to meet identified demand for business grants.

Reasons for the
Decision:

The reallocations are consistent with the
approach and objectives set out in the 7th August Cabinet
report.
 
The Low Carbon project continues to have
difficulties in committing grants, whereas the Productivity project
has a strong pipeline of applications that can complete
quickly.
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

Alternatives have not been
provided. These changes will help to ensure that UKSPF funding is
maximised and projects are delivered within the required
timescales.
 

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

There are no conflicts of
interest.
 
 

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None.

Reports or parts of
reports considered

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - years two and
three, report to Cabinet, August 7th 2023

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
….
 
Agree the following change to
UKSPF project allocations:
 
·       
£43,032 reallocated from the Low Carbon
project to the Productivity project
 
(N.B. the changes will be
subject to contract variations being agreed with South Yorkshire
MCA.)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  
 
Dated:         
6th December 2024
 
Name:         
Jo Brown                          
 
Job
Title:    Assistant Chief Executive