Decision details

UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) application October 2025

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Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer - Jane Portman

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Under delegation from Cabinet, resolution 64 , dated 6 February 2025, to seek approval for the award of funding to a project in the District (see Annex 1), namely marketing training for visitor economy businesses.

Decision:

The Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Economy and Transformation, resolved to approve the award of funding to a project in the district(see Annex 1).

Reasons for the decision:

The decision was taken to enable the Council to make use of the UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocated to it by Government and to approve a project which will help the Council to deliver the outputs and outcomes set out in its UKSPF Local Investment Plan.

Alternative options considered:

The option of not awarding the funding was considered but was ultimately rejected, as it would have risked underspending the allocated budget and failing to deliver the outputs and outcomes expected of the Council.

Publication date: 30/10/2025

Date of decision: 28/10/2025

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