Zena Cooke, Corporate Director for Resources, presented the quarterly performance report relating to the Main Stream Grant (MSG) Project for September 2015 through to August 2018.

The programme is made up of 5 broad themes covering a range of activities and services:

Project performance for this period (January to March 2017) shows there are 5 Red rated projects and 1 Amber rated project.

Zena informed members the Council was in the process of procuring and testing a ‘web based’ software which would enable users to interactively engage and find out how much was awarded to each project and how organisations were preforming.

Members of the Grants Scrutiny Sub-Committee asked the following questions:

·         Children’s Education Group – this organisation has been on its last warning for some time. What are the issues and when is the final cut-off date for warnings?

The Council has corresponded with the organisation and is waiting for them to sign the ‘Head of Terms’ before they can move from the Red rating. In the meantime no monies have been made available to the organisation.

·         Cubitt Town Bangladeshi Cultural Association - Can you explain what the significant variations are?

It is in relation to reducing targets. We have consulted Community Languages as to if they will be providing value for money, for the amount paid.

·         In reference to page 77, could you explain why the Grant Amount and Amount Paid vary?

·         In reference to page 71, point 3.20 and 3.21 it states “Trustees are not permitted to share the building.” What is the reason for this?

·         With respect to page 77, first line it appears a large amount of money has been expended for 5 learners to enter exams. More context and information is required, in order to analyse the progress made by the organisations.

The Grants Scrutiny Sub-Committee NOTED the report and AGREED for the report to be discussed further by the Grant’s Determination Sub-Committee at its meeting of 10^th July 2017.