Agenda item

Application assessments

A Member sought further information on the checks which are applied to applicants in respect of integrity and sound governance.

The Independent Grants Assessor explained that an essential part of her recommendations was to look at the degree of confidence in applicants to have a proven ability to carry out the initiative that they were seeking funding towards. She reassured Members that she followed best practice when testing the soundness of organisations from a financial as well as a governance perspective.  The assessor often complemented her evaluations by taking up references about the integrity of applicants, where appropriate.