Issue - meetings

The procurement and award of Brent’s Local Advice and Guidance Service contracts were considered by Cabinet on 16 November 2015 and 8 February 2016.  One of the contracts awarded to Brent Citizen’s Advice Bureau was the Brent Advice Partnership contract.  This contract included administration of a small advice grants programme of £242,000 per year to include recommending to Officers the award of small advice grants of up to £10,000 using delegated powers.  A recommendation from Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund Grant’s Panel has now been received to award a grant in the sum of £18,500 and as a result Cabinet approval is sought to permit such award.

1.    Cabinet noted Chief Officers’ powers to make grants as set out in paragraph 3.5.

2.    Cabinet noted the making of Round 1 Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund grants using delegated powers as set out in Figure 1 at paragraph 3.8.

3.    Cabinet approved the making of a Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund grant of £18,500 to Advice4Renters for the period of 1 year for the reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.09 – 3.12.

Councillor Margaret McLennan, Deputy Leader, introduced the report stating that the procurement and award of Brent’s Local Advice and Guidance Service contracts were considered by Cabinet on 16 November 2015 and 8 February 2016. 

She stated that one of the contracts awarded to Brent Citizen’s Advice Bureau was the Brent Advice Partnership contract.

This contract included administration of a small advice grants programme of £242,000 per year to include recommending to Officers the award of small advice grants of up to £10,000 using delegated powers. 

A recommendation from Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund Grant’s Panel has now been received to award a grant in the sum of £18,500 and as a result Cabinet approval is sought to permit such award.

RESOLVED:-

1.    Cabinet noted Chief Officers’ powers to make grants as set out in paragraph 3.5.

2.    Cabinet noted the making of Round 1 Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund grants using delegated powers as set out in Figure 1 at paragraph 3.8.

3.    Cabinet approved the making of a Brent Advice Partnership’s Advice Fund grant of £18,500 to Advice4Renters for the period of 1 year for the reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.09 – 3.12.