Purpose

Following Cabinet approval in March 2025,
agree final allocations for the Rotherham projects below as part of
the UKSPF Skills and Employability South Yorkshire project:
 

Advance
Ambition 
Core Skills/Multiply

 

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

29th April
2025
 

Title:

UK Shared Prosperity Fund
(UKSPF) 2025/26

Decision Maker:
 

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief
Executive
 

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

Minute (136) of the Cabinet
decision on UKSPF of 17th March 2025 delegates authority
to the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader
of the Council, to approve final allocations for individual UKSPF
projects.

Decision:

Resolve to:
 
Agree the
allocation of funding to the following Rotherham projects as part
of sub-regional business support programmes:
 

·       
Launchpad - £240,257

·       
Low Carbon - £200,000

·       
Business Productivity -
£536,588
 
Total £976,845

Reasons for the
Decision:

Within the 17th
March report to Cabinet setting out proposals for use of UKSPF in
Rotherham in 2025/26, a total of £945,256 was
allocated to sub-regional business support, comprising:
 

·       
Launchpad - £245,256

·       
Low Carbon - £200,000

·       
Business Productivity - £500,000
 
As part of the more detailed
project costings required to finalise project applications, minor
changes have been made to the allocations, which is within budget
of the overall programme.
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

Alternatives have not been
provided. Other than the minor funding changes, the Rotherham
projects are in line with the proposals endorsed by
Cabinet. 
 

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

No conflicts of
interest.
 
 

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None.

Reports or parts of
reports considered

UK Shared Prosperity Fund
2025/26, report to Cabinet, 17th March 2025

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
….
 
Agree the allocation of funding
to the following Rotherham projects as part of the UKSPF
sub-regional business support programmes:
 

·       
Launchpad - £240,257

·       
Low Carbon - £200,000

·       
Business Productivity - £536,588
 

Total £976,845
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  
 
 
 

 
Dated:         
29/04/25
 
Name:         
Jo Brown                          
 
Job
Title:    Assistant Chief Executive