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(i)       note a commentary of grants awarded by the Council in 2023-24 in relation to the 3 Tier Prevention Approach;

(ii)      instruct the Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance, Chief Officer – Governance and Chief Officer – People and Citizen Services, to undertake a full grant review and report back to the Finance and Resources Committee on 5 November 2024 with recommendations for future grant activity; and

(iii)      to agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be contained within the full review, within the context of the three tiered approach.

With reference to article 6(A) of the minute of meeting of Council of 1 March 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of City Regeneration and Environment which provided details of a review of grants allocated in 2023-24 in relation to the 3 Tier Prevention Approach and sought approval of recommendations to enable future grant delivery.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note a commentary of grants awarded by the Council in 2023-24 in relation to the 3 Tier Prevention Approach; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance, Chief Officer – Governance and Chief Officer – People and Citizen Services, to undertake a full grant review and report back to the Finance and Resources Committee on 5 November 2024 with recommendations for future grant activity.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations contained within the report; and

(ii)      to agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund would be contained within the full review, within the context of the three tiered approach.