Issue - meetings

(Lead Member: Cllr S Hinchcliffe, Director: Alan Reiss)

Resolved:

(a)      That the purpose and scope of the UK Community Renewal Fund and the responsibilities of the Combined Authority as the designated Lead Authority, as defined by Government, be noted.

(b)      That the Managing Director be authorised to finalise and submit the shortlists to Government on behalf of the Combined Authority.

The Combined Authority considered a report of the Director, Policy, Strategy and Communications on the UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF).

The UKCRF 2021-22 had been announced in the recent Budget and aims to support people and communities most in need, creating opportunities to trial new approaches and innovative ideas ahead of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in 2022. The fund will be administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Combined Authority has been designated as the Lead Authority for West Yorkshire.

The report summarised the purpose and scope of the UKCRF and the Combined Authority’s responsibilities as the designated Lead Authority, as defined by Government.

An invitation to bid was now live and a panel of Combined Authority and Local Authority officers will assess and prioritise all bids and details of the process were outlined in the submitted report. It was noted that the Combined Authority will need to submit shortlists up to a maximum of £3 million per place to Government by 18 June 2021.  As there would not be a meeting of the Combined Authority before that date, it was agreed that the Managing Director be authorised to finalise and submit them to Government on behalf of the Combined Authority.  It was also agreed that shortlists will be shared with Members.  It was expected that the Government will announce the outcome of the assessment process from late July 2021.

Resolved:

(a)      That the purpose and scope of the UK Community Renewal Fund and the responsibilities of the Combined Authority as the designated Lead Authority, as defined by Government, be noted.

(b)      That the Managing Director be authorised to finalise and submit the shortlists to Government on behalf of the Combined Authority.