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The report was amended on submission as follows: page 65 – Date for Launch  of the grants programme amended to “06 January 2020”

Closing date for applications: date amended to “15 March 2020”

AGREED recommendations.

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

In her introduction to the report, Councillor O’Halloran highlighted an amendment to page 65 as follows:

page 65 – Date for Launch  of the grants programme amended to read

“06 January 2020”

Closing date for applications: date amended to read “15 March 2020”

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Council’s Voluntary and Community Sector Partnership Grants Programme be developed to enable consultation and co-production of the programme with key stakeholders, including elected members, Council departments, Islington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Voluntary and Community Sector partners.

(b) That the outline timetable for the development and delivery of the 2020 – 24 grants programme, detailed in Appendix 1 of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development, be approved.

(c) That explorative work be undertaken with Islington CCG, Islington Primary Care Networks and the Islington GP Federation, to assess the feasibility of establishing a joint approach to funding navigation, sign-posting and social prescribing services in the Borough.

(d) That an extension be approved to the current programme in line with the timetable detailed in Appendix 1 (as amended) of the report and that letters be sent to current grant recipients notifying them of the extension

Reasons for decision

The current grants programme was due to end on 31 March 2020 and work was required to reframe the programme in relation to the Corporate Plan 2018-2022 and the Council’s ambitions for early intervention and prevention.

Other options considered

None.

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.