Decision Maker: Director of Learning, Opportunities and Skills
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Doncaster Council has been allocated
£1,379,600 from the Department for Education’s Holiday
Activity & Food Programme.
The £1,379,600 will be used to offer free holiday and food
activity places to children and young people, who receive
benefits-related free school meals. Of this, £350,000 has
been allocated for the Christmas period.
See attached Officer Decision Record for further details.
To agree to fund activities during the
Christmas 2021 Schools Holidays of up to £350,000 from the
Department for Education’s Holiday, Activity & Food
Programme on a range of proposals as set out in box 3.
On Friday 19th March the Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones and Overview
and Scrutiny Consultee: Councillor Jane Kidd, agreed to approve the
RULE 16 DECISION: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND
FOOD PROGRAMME.
As part of this Rule 16 decision it was agreed; To delegate
decisions around how to allocate the grant within its terms and
conditions to the Assistant Director: Partnerships, Early
Intervention & Localities in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Children and Young People and Schools.
Not to take receive the Grant and to fund the
Holiday Activity and Food Programme from existing Council budgets.
This option was rejected as without the funding the programmes
could not be delivered.
Publication date: 23/11/2021
Date of decision: 18/11/2021
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