Decision details

The Joint Committee (Spelthorne) agreed:

(i)                    The Committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3000 for 2019/20 be retained by the Community Partnership Team, on behalf of the Joint Committee, and that the SSSP and/or other local organisations be invited to submit proposals for funding that meet the criteria and principles.

(ii)                   That authority be delegated to the County Council’s Community Safety Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee, to authorise the expenditure of the community safety budget in accordance with the criteria and principles.

(iii)                   The Committee receives updates on the project(s) funded, the outcomes and the impact it has achieved.

Reasons:

1.    The process agreed by the Committee allows the funding to be allocated promptly and in a transparent way.

2.    The Committee will be updated with the progress of the projects in order that it can monitor their success.