Issue - meetings

This report has one appendix which contains information exempt within the meaning of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and is not for publication. The appendix has therefore been circulated to Cabinet Members only.

Any discussions on the contents of an exempt appendix will require Cabinet to pass the proposed resolution identified at the end of the agenda to exclude members of the public and the press the proceedings for that discussion.

1.    To note that Appendix 2 is not for publication on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

2.    To provide funding of £706,940 to 26 organisations as outlined in Appendix 1, for 2023/24.

3.   That the uncommitted balance of £293,060 be made available for a second round of applications in 2024/25.

Councillor Sharon Holder stated that the King’s Coronation Youth Fund, launched this year, would allow the Council to award 26 organisations funding to support approximately 48,130 young people across the borough. Youth activities included sport, culture, arts, music, and socialising in positive activities. These opportunities would enrich the lives of young people and keep them safe from anti-social behaviour, crime, and gangs. The costs would be funded by S.106 contributions.

Councillor Jose Afonso welcomed this new Fund which he believed was created by the campaign run by Greg Hands, MP. As this would be funded for two years he asked whether it would be reinstated at the end on this period.

The Leader replied that His Majesty King Charles III was the reason this Fund had been created. As Prince Charles he was already supporting young people as part of the Prince of Wales Trust before becoming king. It was a credit to Kevin McGrath, the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Hammersmith and Fulham, who worked with the Council to find a project to celebrate His Majesty’s coronation and to capture the spirit of his monarchy.

In relation to future funding beyond the two-year period, the Leader added that a legal procurement process would need to be carried out to authorise future spending.

AGREED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CABINET MEMBERS:

1.    To note that Appendix 2 is not for publication on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

2.    To provide funding of £706,940 to 26 organisations as outlined in Appendix 1, for 2023/24.

3.   That the uncommitted balance of £293,060 be made available for a second round of applications in 2024/25.