Decision details

During 2020/21 financial support for local authorities was made available from the Government by way of grants under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 to deliver key activities to respond to local outbreaks of COVID, provide containment interventions and support residents most impacted by COVID. The first tranche of funding under the heading of Test and Trace (T&T) of £2.23m was approved via a Rule 16 on 13th July 2020. Further funding was released under the heading Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) £2.495m and £5.527m both approved via a Rule 16 on 9th November 2020 and 23rd December 2020 respectively. All three approvals delegated to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Director of Corporate Resources and the Portfolio Holder for Public Health future decision making regarding these funding streams.

To allocate £1.43m of COVID funding secured in 2020-2021 for key areas of COVID-19 related services.

To provide grants to pump prime the Community Renewal Fund awarding grants to Refurnish Chamber, South Yorkshire Sports Foundation and Voluntary Action Doncaster £20k

To provide a grant to Expect Youth to provide COVID safe summer activity programme £25k

Not to approve the proposed spending plan which may result in increasing budget pressures within the Council and potentially having to return unspent grant allocations