Issue - meetings

To agree grant support for the financial year 2019/20

(Report of Chief Executive)

The report gave details of summaries of progress achieved against the objectives set out in the Service Level Agreements with a number of key voluntary sector bodies at the end of the final year of the agreements.  Consideration was then given to grant support for 2019/20.  It was noted that each organisation would be required to submit copies of their accounts and a forward budget before any payment was made.

Following consideration by the Communities and Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Community Services resolved that:

Subject to receipt of satisfactory accounts and business plans, the following grants be confirmed for the period 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020:

Citizens Advice North and West Kent (CANWK) - £95,000

Age Concern Malling - £8,000

Age UK Sevenoaks and Tonbridge - £8,000

Maidstone and West Kent Mediation Schemes - £4,800

Imago - £4,000

Involve - £4,000

Decision Notice D190027MEM

The report of the Chief Executive gave details of summaries of progress achieved against the objectives set out in the Service Level Agreements with a number of key voluntary sector bodies at the end of the final year of the agreements.  Consideration was then given to grant support for 2019/20.  It was noted that each organisation would be required to submit copies of their accounts and a forward budget before any payment was made.

RECOMMENDED:  That subject to receipt of satisfactory accounts and business plans, the following grants be confirmed for the period 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020:

Citizens Advice North and West Kent (CANWK) - £95,000

Age Concern Malling - £8,000

Age UK Sevenoaks and Tonbridge - £8,000

Maidstone and West Kent Mediation Schemes - £4,800

Imago - £4,000

Involve - £4,000