Issue - meetings
Discretionary Grants Spend
Meeting: 13/04/2022 - Cabinet (Item 262)
262 Discretionary Grants Update Report 
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Report of the Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR is attached.
Additional documents:
- Discretionary Grants Update Report - Appendix 1, item 262
PDF 242 KB
- Discretionary Grants Update Report - Appendix 2, item 262
PDF 492 KB
- Discretionary Grants Update Report Appendix 3, item 262
PDF 192 KB
- Discretionary Grants Update Report Appendix 4, item 262
PDF 102 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Tahir Rafiq, the Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR, presented the report which provided an update in relation to the Member’s Discretionary Grants scheme, guidance issued to members, internal audit review, recipients, and plans going forward. Members commended the range of groups that benefitted from these grants, and thanked officers for their reminders and suggestion of the Mayor’s charity for small amounts remaining at the end of the year.
Decision:
Cabinet noted the content of the report.
Reasons for the decision:
An internal audit review of the Elected Members Discretionary Grants scheme was undertaken in 2021, the review contained four recommendations, including that a report be provided to the Council’s Cabinet on Elected Member expenditure at year end.
Other options considered and rejected:
Not applicable.