Decision

Summary of
Decision
The
Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology and Culture has
approved the delegation of authority for WCC
Culture Fund spending decisions below £250,000 to the
Executive Director, Regeneration, Economy and
Planning. The Cabinet Member has also approved that all Culture Fund individual spending decisions are
to be made in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate,
Ecology and Culture through both written and in-person
briefings.
 
Reasons
for Decision
A Cabinet
Member Report was approved in November 2022 by the Cabinet Member
for Young People, Learning and Leisure entitled Repurposing of unallocated MyWestminster funding towards a dedicated budget
for cultural activity. The Cabinet Member Report
recommended repurposing unallocated
MyWestminster funding towards a
dedicated cultural budget to fund cultural activity throughout the
city’s communities as part of the council’s strategy to
create a fairer Westminster, nurturing the wellbeing of local
residents while enabling both the visitor economy and local
cultural organisations to thrive.The purpose
of this Cabinet Member Report is to formalise the decision-making
process of allocating funds, described in the November 2022 Culture
Fund Cabinet Member Report, by delegating final spending decisions
on individual Culture Fund programmes to the Executive Director,
Regeneration, Economy and Planning.