Archived decisions

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Proposed Executive Decision:

Decision Maker:

Executive Member for Children and Families

Date of Decision:

16 October 2008

Decision Title:

Youth Opportunity Fund Grants 2008/2009

Decision Reference:

321

Report From:

Director of Children's Services

Contact name:

Dale Tomlinson, Head of Commissioning Co-ordination Unit

Tel:

01962 845382

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

    The following decision is proposed:

 

    1.1. It is recommended that the Executive Member for Children and Families approves Youth Opportunity Fund grant applications as follows:-

 

1.2

  

Name of Project

    Recommended Grant

   

Wickham Skate Park

£6,745

Havant Youth Sail Training

£14,975

Eastleigh Youth Counselling Service

£5,000

NGS - Next Generation Socialisation

£10,755

Total £37,475

   

2) Reasons for the decision

    These are the reasons for this decision being made, including any links to the corporate strategy.

 

    2.1. This decision supports the following Hampshire County Council priority:

    "Making Hampshire safer and more secure for all" - by supporting organisation that provide positive activities for children and young people.

    "Maximising well being" - by supporting organisations that deliver services to children and young people or are funded by children and young people or aim to help vulnerable children and young people.

    2.2 The decision supports the following Aims of the Children Act:

    As well as enabling voluntary organisations, grants help them to achieve the five outcomes of Every Child Matters by encouraging young people to stay safe, be healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

 

    3.1. Not Applicable

 

4) Conflicts of Interest:

    4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

    None

 

    4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

    None

 

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

    None

 

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

    None

 

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

 

Approved by:

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Date:

16 October, 2008

Executive Member for Children and Families

(Cllr Patricia Banks)