Paul Guilliotti

Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Meeting

Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Agenda

The Grants Sub-Committee met to consider recommendations for the second round of the VCS Cost of Living Grant Fund 2024. Eleven applications were submitted, requesting a total of £153,190. The committee recommended that six of these be granted, for a total of £80,962.

Local Pension Board

Agenda

This meeting included several reports on the work that has been done since the last meeting, including the approval of the 2023/24 accounts and the Pension Fund Annual Report, the Pension Discretions Policy and the training of the Joint Pensions Committee. It also included the consideration of reports on risk management, pension administration, ethical investment decisions, and a report on the matters discussed in a recent meeting of the Joint Pensions Committee.

Joint Pensions Committee

Agenda

The committee received a petition from Wandsworth Friends of Palestine requesting that the council divest from companies that invest in Israel. After hearing from the petitioners and officers, it was decided to ask officers to evaluate options for responding to the petition and report back to a future meeting. The committee also reviewed the Pension Fund Annual Report, quarterly investment performance report, and received an update on several general matters including the pooling of bond investments and the proposed merger of the Nuveen UKPF fund.

Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee Officer

Agenda and minutes

The Grants Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee of Wandsworth Council met on Thursday 26 September 2024 to consider applications for two grant funds: the VCS Cost of Living Grant Fund, Round 1, and the Wandsworth Grant Fund, Round 27. A total of £150,216 in grants was recommended across both funds.