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(Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Strategy)): To provide an update on the administration of voluntary sector grants through the Chief Executive’s Corporate Voluntary Sector Team (CVST).

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Strategy).  To update the Committee on the administration of voluntary sector grants through the Chief Executive’s Corporate Voluntary Sector Team (CVST)

Members noted the recent launch of the Voluntary Sector Compact and agreed to receive an update at a future meeting.   Members also asked for a list of the 15 organisations referred to in paragraph 6.8 and noted the benefits offered to these smaller organisations.

Members agreed to receive 2 tabled spreadsheet appendices in respect of this report,  setting out the funding summary for 2005-2006 and the contributions from the Supporting People Project and New Initiative Development Fund.  Officers defined the 3 main funding programmes for the Voluntary Sector and members noted that this report considered Advice and Legal Services.  It was noted that 3 year funding was considered good practice and all grants were subject to monitoring and review before further rounds of funding.  

Members were advised that all organisations funded by the Council were asked to supply details of the sections of the community using their services. The chair reported that she had received a breakdown on funding provided to BME specific groups and had asked for further information on the proportion of BME residents benefiting from funding provided to other funded organisations.

In response to members’ queries it was noted that the Voluntary Sector Team administered £800k on behalf of Supporting People and that a Capacity Building officer was funded by this programme. 

Members suggested that future reports to the Committee should be entitled ‘Annual Report from the Corporate Voluntary Sector Team’ and not specifically grants. 

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.