Purpose

The report will seek approval for WCC to enter
into relevant agreements with the Ministry for Housing, Communities
and Local Government, to add the capital allocation to the Capital
Programme, and to enter into, or vary, all agreements and contracts
necessary to deliver the funding.

Decision

That Cabinet:
 
1.    
Supports the proposed use of Warwickshire’s allocation of UK
Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) for 2025-26 as set out in the
report including the allocation of a proportion of the Communities
and Place funding to the District and Borough Councils and
extensions to the Council’s existing UKSPF business support
and employment and skills programmes;
 
2.    
Authorises the Executive Director for Communities to enter into
relevant agreements with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and
Local Government (MHCLG) on terms and conditions acceptable to the
Executive Director for Resources;
 
3.    
Approves the addition of a capital grant worth an expected
£0.97 million of UKSPF to the Capital Programme;
 
4.    
Approves the commencement of commissioning activity including any
procurement and/ or competitive calls for projects required to
deliver the investment priorities of the UKSPF funding; and
 
5.    
Authorises the Executive Director for Communities to allocate the
UKSPF funding and such other funding as may be available to deliver
the three UKSPF investment priorities and to negotiate, and enter
into, all necessary agreements to effect the above recommendations
including, but not limited to, Deeds of Collaboration with
individual District and Borough Councils and Deeds of Variation
with existing service providers on terms and conditions acceptable
to the Executive Director for Resources.