Issue - meetings
Voluntary Sector Inititaive Fund (VSIF) Infrastructure Grant, Brent Advice Partnership - Local advice & guidance services and Brent Advice Fund 2020/21
Meeting: 10/02/2020 - Cabinet (Item 11)
PDF 97 KBThis report seeks agreement to the approval of a one-year extension to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund (VSIF) Infrastructure Grant to CVS Brent along with the Brent Advice Partnership – local advice and guidance services contract with Citizens Advice Brent (CAB) and Brent Advice Fund.
Decision:
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
(1) Approve a one-year extension to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund (VSIF) Infrastructure Grant to CVS Brent in the sum of £80,000 to the end of March 2021 to provide services during the transition period of the introduction of the new model of collaboration.
(2) Approve a one-year extension to the Brent Advice Partnership – local advice and guidance services contract with Citizens Advice Brent – in the sum of £171,475.
(3) Approve a one-year extension of the Brent Advice Fund in the sum of £120,000.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Engagement, Councillor Tom Miller, introduced the report seeking Cabinet’s agreement to the approval of a one year extension to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund (VSIF), Infrastructure Grant to CVS Brent along with the Brent Advice Partnership – local advice and guidance services contract with Citizens Advice Brent (CAB) and Brent Advice Fund. Cabinet noted the proposed extension would enable provision of services to be maintained during the transition towards the new model of collaboration with the voluntary and community sector.
Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, welcomed the representatives from the voluntary and community sector who were in attendance and thanked them for their engagement and support in progressing the transition towards the new model of collaboration.
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
(1) Approve a one-year extension to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund (VSIF) Infrastructure Grant to CVS Brent in the sum of £80,000 to the end of March 2021 to provide services during the transition period of the introduction of the new model of collaboration.
(2) Approve a one-year extension to the Brent Advice Partnership – local advice and guidance services contract with Citizens Advice Brent – in the sum of £171,475.
(3) Approve a one-year extension of the Brent Advice Fund in the sum of £120,000.