Issue - meetings

Committee considered a report which presented the final post-scrutiny monitoring report on the recent Review of Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) Grant Allocations.

The report stated that to date 11 out of 12 recommendations had been achieved, four of which had been completed but behind schedule, and one had been further extended.

The original recommendations along with Executive’s response was attached to the report at Appendix 1.  The latest update on the implementation of the scrutiny review’s recommendations was attached to the report at Appendix 2.

In answer to a question regarding the social investment or value in monetary terms of any grant funding the Commissioning and Contracts Manager and the Partnership and Strategy Manager explained about the LOOP system that was used to forecast and evaluate projects and to assess the social value outputs from VCS grants.

Moved by Councillor Carol Wood and seconded by Councillor Rob Hiney-Saunders

RESOLVED that (1) the progress against the review recommendations be noted.

          (2) the exceptions to delivery be noted.

          (3) the report and findings be made public, in accordance with Part 4.5.17(4) of the Council’s Constitution.

          (4) officers continue to implement the recommendations and submit a further report in six months’ time highlighting progress and any exceptions to delivery.