Purpose

On 24 August 2023 the Grants
Advisory Committee reviewed the Mobile Warden Scheme Grant Review
2024-28 report as detailed
agenda item 6 of the
meeting reports pack.
 
After consideration,
the Committee recommended to the Lead Cabinet Member for Resources
to:

·      
approve the sum of £100,000 to provide a
one-year extension in funding for 2024-25 to Mobile and Community
Warden Schemes operating in the district currently in receipt of
funding (to include a contingency fund for any new schemes
expressing an interest in setting up in the 2024-25
period).

·      
approve the principle of offering a three-year grant
scheme from April 2025 to March 2028, which will include adapted
criteria and the requirement for an annual report at the end of
each year detailing outputs and outcomes.
agree
that further development work is required to support
the sustainability of the schemes and this work will include an
in-depth review in advance of a decision on funding allocation for
the next three-year funding cycle.

Content

To accept the
recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee to:

·      
approve the sum of £100,000 to provide a
one-year extension in funding for 2024-25 to Mobile and Community
Warden Schemes operating in the district currently in receipt of
funding (to include a contingency fund for any new schemes
expressing an interest in setting up in the 2024-25
period).

·      
approve the principle of offering a three-year grant
scheme from April 2025 to March 2028, which will include adapted
criteria and the requirement for an annual report at the end of
each year detailing outputs and outcomes.

·      
agree that further development work
is required to support the sustainability of the schemes and this
work will include an in-depth review in advance of a decision on
funding allocation for the next three-year funding
cycle.