Issue - decisions

(i)         to approve the Council’s participation in a UK Government funded scheme to provide vouchers to local businesses for 1Gbps full fibre connections subject to approval from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services of the associated grant agreement setting out the terms and conditions of the Council’s participation;

(ii)        to note that the Council will be able to recover administration and support costs related to the scheme; and

(iii)       to instruct officers to circulate a Service Update in six months’ time providing information on the progress of the scheme and the uptake of local businesses including those which do not have access to fibre broadband.