Issue - meetings

It is recommended that Cabinet approves the award of grants to the organisations identified in Appendix 1 to this report to a total value of £21,210.

In the event that a provider is unable to fulfil the funded number of places or has to amend its offer in the light of Covid, it is recommended that the Cabinet Member delegates approval to the Director of Children’s Services to reallocate any underspent Winter HAF grant funding to ensure an Isle of Wight wide offer, within the grant allocation for Winter of £61,150.  Any such reallocations will be determined in consultation with the Cabinet Member.

The first line of Appendix 1 (page 87) should have read ‘winter’ rather then ‘summer’ provision. There was an amount of £21,210 to be allocated to four providers in the Christmas school holidays for approximately 700 children. It was uncertain for how long the funding would continue, but it was being very well spent. The Corporate Scrutiny Committee had supported the recommendation.

Consideration was given to the report which sought the Cabinet’s approval for grant awards to organisations offering holiday activity and food schemes to benefit eligible Free School Meal (FSM) children during the Winter 2021 school holidays, funded by the Department for Education’s holiday activity and food programme. No comments or questions were raised at this stage.

RESOLVED:

THAT the proposals be supported.