Purpose

The External Grant Funding
Review Working Party report followed a review completed by members
of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel. The review started in June 2024
and considered how the Council could support efforts to increase
external grant funding coming into the district, through local
community voluntary organisations work activities.
 
The review led to a number of
recommendations to Cabinet from the working party. These and
recommendations are detailed in the working review report which is
attached as Annex 1 to this covering report. A summary of findings
and recommendations detailed in the body of this covering report.
This report was considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 19
November 2024

Decision

The Scrutiny Report made a total of 17
recommendations to Cabinet. Cabinet considered the recommendations
and the senior management comments made in response to each
recommendation, as set out in the Cabinet report.
 
Cabinet agreed the recommendations from the
Overview and Scrutiny Panel as recommended by officers as detailed
in section 5 of the Cabinet report.