Agenda item

Report of the Managing Director of BHE

The Committee considered a report of the Managing Director of BHE asking Members to reconsider CBT officer delegations for grant approvals, recommending that the existing temporary officer delegations be authorised on a permanent basis, and that grant application rejections be included in these revised delegated authority arrangements. The Committee noted that, in addition to these delegations, the BHE Board had agreed that decisions on the award of funding of more than £500,000 for a grant, project or activity would be reserved to the BHE Board upon the recommendation of the Grants Committee.

The Committee discussed whether a mechanism for consulting the full Committee on grants within the delegated authority thresholds would be appropriate, in order that any comments or question could be made for the Chair and Deputy Chair to consider before deciding the application. Members felt that this could be beneficial for the consideration of some applications, and agreed to discuss the proposals further in non-public session.