Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer.

TheCommitteeconsidereda reportoftheChiefGrantsOfficerwhichgavea statisticalanalysisof the401 applications submitted from September 2013 to January 2015 (16 months), and the 165 grants awarded (totalling £12,375,042) from January 2014 to January 2015 (12 months). Officers advised that the general standard of applications had risen, leading to a higher success rate.

Members discussed the spread of applications by London boroughs, noting that, although work could be undertaken to address any major discrepancies in funding against deprivation level, it was too early for any firm trends to emerge.

RESOLVED– Thatthe reportbe noted.