Purpose

The Corporate Policy Committee,
at its meeting on 6 February 2025 delegated authority to the
Director of Growth and Enterprise to manage
the Cheshire East UKSPF programme, taking all necessary actions in
the interests of maximising the impacts of the fund aligned to the
fund parameters and local priorities, including but not limited to
allocation of remaining funds to specific interventions, and
reallocation of funds and movement of revenue funds to capital if
required.  
Corporate Policy Committee 6 Feb 2025 UKSPF
Transition Year 25/26

Content

1.            
To approve the allocation of UKSPF for the
transition year to the initial list of projects as identified in
Appendix A. It is recommended that Project E30 Employer Engagement
is approved on condition that it meets audit requirements and
operational compliance for 2024/25 financial year as
required
 
2.            
To approve using the list of the approved projects
to create a skeleton programme as outlined in Appendix B, which
will be used as the basis of the forecast delivery tranche for the
transition year to be submitted to MHCLG at the next reporting
period, April 2025 as required noting that MHCLG have confirmed
transition year Grant Letter Determination will be issued as soon
as possible after the reporting period has closed, and a report
received and considered
 
3.            
To approve amending the initial allocation to
reflect the new allocations (as per the emerging skeleton
programme) noting that the proportion of allocations at Priority
level will change accordingly.
 
4.            
For internal projects to authorise project leads to
spend the UKSPF allocated for their projects, subject to, where
necessary, the separate approval of supplementary estimates for the
relevant year of funding, and any other necessary approvals
required to authorise individual projects.
 
5.            
For externally delivered projects, to authorise the
issue of offer letters and Grant Funding Agreements to external
project proposers advising them of appropriate conditions for the
funding to be released.
 
6.            
To authorise the issue of call outs for additional
project ideas to be added to the skeleton programme including from
external project proposers.
 
7.            
To authorise the commission and appointment
of  an external consultant resource to
assess additional project ideas resulting from call outs and make
recommendations as to additional projects to be included in the
UKSPF programme, funded from the 4% UKSPF administration allowance,
noting that an updated programme incorporating additional projects
will be collated and a formal decision sought on their inclusion in
the programme from the Director of Growth and
Enterprise.