Decision details
Authority to enter into an Agreement with the DWP in relation to Connect to Work Grant Funding
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Finance & Resources
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval to enter into an Agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) relating to grant funding (received by Ealing Council as the Lead Authority on behalf of the West London Alliance (WLA) for the funding and delivery of Connect to Work Services.
Decision:
That the Corporate Director Finance and Resources:
i) Notes that Brent Council, in association with with 6 other West London Alliance (WLA) boroughs, has been successful in an application for Connect to Work Grant Funding from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the sum of £43.2m across the 7 WLA boroughs for the period April 2025 – March 2030.
ii) Approves Brent Council entering into an agreement with the DWP to access the Connect to Work Grant Funding by signing the Side Letter set out in Appendix 1.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Alternative options considered:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Officer scheme of delegation
Parties Consulted: As a national government programme commissioned and delivered through Mayoral authorities and sub-regional partnersihps (including the WLA) the Council did not undertake specific stakeholder consultation on this programme, which would have been done at a different spatial level. WLA CEOs were consulted on the delivery options for Connect to Work and agreed this approach. In Brent, officers also facilitated DWP and WLA presentations to borough stakeholders as part of the Brent Employment Strategy Stakeholder Consultation event in Janaury 2025, with no objections raised or notified.
Contact: Kibibi Octave, Director - Community Development Email: kibibi.octave@brent.gov.uk.
Publication date: 05/11/2025
Date of decision: 30/09/2025
Effective from: 13/11/2025
Accompanying Documents:
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