Decision details

Date of Decision:

5^th July 2024

Title:

Parcels of household items (cleaning / personal hygiene etc) to be distributed through VCS community support including food banks and social supermarkets, and as part of the Open Arms programme drop-in sessions.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief Executive.

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Minute 8(4) of the Cabinet meeting on 10^th June 2024.

Council Constitution, Appendix 9, Section 4C2: Assistant Chief Executive – Delegated Executive Functions: The Assistant Chief Executive is authorised to discharge executive functions in relation to:- (6) Performance, Intelligence and Improvement, including Policy and Partnerships.

Decision:

To enter into supplementary provisions to the Crisis Support 2024 – 2027 Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the provision of “wider essentials” as determined by Cabinet at its meeting on 10^th June 2024.

Reasons for the Decision:

At its meeting on 10^th June 2024, Cabinet considered and resolved the allocation of Household Support Fund for the period to September 2024.

One of the allocations made provides £25k for parcels of household items (cleaning / personal hygiene etc) to be distributed through VCS community support including food banks and social supermarkets, and as part of the

Open Arms programme drop-in sessions.

The supplement to the Crisis Support SLA implements the Cabinet decision.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

The decisions implements the provisions agreed by Cabinet. No other options are considered.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of interest.

Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and Neighbourhood Working consulted.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None.

Reports or parts of reports considered

None.