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Hampshire County Council Amended decision

Cabinet Item 7

12 May 2008

Area Based Grant - Safe and Strong Communities funding

Report of the Chief Executive

Contact: Robert Ormerod, Tel: 01962 845122, email: [email protected]

Jon Whale, Tel: 01962 833691 , e-mail: [email protected]

1. Summary:

The following decisions were made:

On the advice of the County Strategy Group, the Cabinet are asked to:

    (a) Agree to a further allocation to district Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) of £275,000 in 08/09 conditional upon the implementation of new strategic commissioning arrangements for subsequent years and on the basis that there is no guarantee of funding beyond 2008/9.

    (b) Approve the funding of the four countywide projects as follows:

    -Youth Inclusion Support Project (Wessex YOT) - £99,000

    -Drug Intervention Project (Hampshire DAAT) - £79,423

    -Alcohol Co-ordinator post (Hampshire DAAT) - £43,050

    -CADDIE (HCC) - £36,656

    Cabinet also approved:

    (c) a contribution in 08/09 to the Bobby Trust of up to £31,500 and a contribution to the Hampton Trust of £32,000 subject to further discussion with partners;

    (d) further work be undertaken with partners through the County Group to understand how the remaining capital funding can best be applied;

    (e) further work with partners to develop the role of the County Strategy Group including the development of the new commissioning arrangements for 2009/10 and beyond;

    (f) the Chief Executive bringing forward a review of community safety policy and objectives as part of (e) above and that a review of resources utilised on alcohol and drug programmes be undertaken to ensure a balanced approach is adopted.

2. Reason

2.1 These decisions relate to all three of the Corporate Strategy priorities: Hampshire safer & more secure for all, Maximising wellbeing and Enhancing our quality of place.

3. Other Options considered and rejected - None.

4. Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive member consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - None.

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - None.

Approved by: Date:
Councillor T.K. Thornber, CBE - Chairman