Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk which provided information of the action taken by the Town Clerk since the last meeting of the Committee, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, in accordance with Standing Orders 41(a) and 41(b). The decision related to the donations sourced from Finance Committee’s International Disaster Relief Fund of a) £20,000 to the British Red Cross to assist its national response to the Covid-19 crisis, and b) 20,000 to Team Rubicon to assist its London wide response to Covid-19.

In response to a Member raising the prospect of providing a donation to the World Health Organisation, the Chairman stressed that given the ongoing health and economic impact caused by Covid-19, he was anticipating further calls on the International Disaster Relief Fund before long.

With the help of the Central Grants Unit (CGU), each request would be judged on its merits, with an emphasis on providing smaller donations to appeals closer to home. It was also important, in the event of further crises occurring, to ensure that monies were still available in the Fund throughout the whole of the financial year.

RESOLVED – That the Committee notes the report.