Additional Item of Business - Grant Award Programme
North Lanarkshire Council · 24 April 2023
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Our Ref: Your Ref: Contact: Tel: E-mail: Date: Andrew Rose 07951 409714 rosean@northlan.gov.uk 19 April 2023 Members of the Communities Committee Chief Executive’s Office Archie Aitken Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic) Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street Motherwell ML1 1AB DX 571701, Motherwell 2 www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk Dear Elected Member, Communities Committee – 24 April 2023 Additional Item of Business The Convener has agreed that the attached report be added to the agenda for the meeting of the Communities Committee on 24 April 2023 as he considers that it is relevant, competent and urgent. Yours faithfully, Archie Aitken Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic)
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Communities Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref SP/LP/GS Date 18/04/23 Update for Grants Awards Programme 2022/23 From Stephen Penman, Chief Officer, Strategic Communication and Engagement E-mail penmanste@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 07947997750 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to seek approval on the funding recommendation regarding Parkinsons Self Help Group (Motherwell Area) application for funding from the Council’s Grant Awards Programme (2022/23). Recommendations It is recommended that the Communities Committee (1) approve the additional funding recommendation for the 2022-2023 grant awards programme as outlined in Appendix 1 of this report; The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Enhance participation, capacity, and empowerment across our communities Ambition statement (20) Improve the involvement of communities in the decisions, and development of services and supports, that affect them
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1. Background 1.1 Funding Allocations – Grant Awards Programme 1.1.1 At its meeting on 20 August 2013, the former Learning and Leisure Services Committee approved the arrangements for the introduction of the Grant Awards Programme together with an associated scoring system against which all applications are assessed. 1.1.2 At its meeting on 2 March 2021 Council approved a budget which included the Grant Awards Programme. The overall budget available to support the 2022/23 programme is £570,955.00. 2. Report Grant Awards Programme 2022/23 2.1 A total of 78 applications were received for the 2022/23 programme. However, one application was not assessed within the normal timescales, due to our pre- assessment checks identifying a gap in the financial records for the organisation. 2.2 The records have now been submitted by the organisation, and the application has been assessed using the agreed process. 2.3 In making the recommendation, the budget reduction agreed for the 2022/23 period has been applied in accordance with previous committee decisions. 2.4 Details of the application and funding recommendation is outlined in Appendix 1. 3. Measures of success 3.1 Outcomes delivered by the Grant Funded Organisations meet those set out in their applications. 4. Supporting documentation 4.1 Appendix 1 – Discretionary Funding to Support Voluntary and Community Organisations: Annual Funding Recommendations 2022/23 (Update) Stephen Penman Chief Officer Strategic Communication and Engagement
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? The approved award criteria have been subject to an integrated Fairer Scotland Duty/Equality Impact Assessment If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? The recommendation set out in Appendix 1 total £4,047. The total budget for 2022/2023 period remains in balance. 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact
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Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed? 5.10 Armed Forces Covenant Duty Does the report require to take due regard of the Armed Forces Covenant Duty (i.e. does it relate to healthcare, housing, or education services for in-Service or ex- Service personnel, or their families, or widow(er)s)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the provision which has been made to ensure there has been appropriate consideration of the particular needs of the Armed Forces community to make sure that they do not face disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public services.
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Appendix 1 DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO SUPPORT VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ANNUAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS 2022-2023 (UPDATE) Organisations currently funded Area or Locality 2021 -2022 Award 2022-2023 Request 2022 -2023 Recommendation Parkinsons Self Help Group (Motherwell Area) Motherwell £4,399 £9,000 £4,047