Issue - meetings
USE OR URGENCY IN RELATION TO CALL-IN FOR DECISIONS ON AWARDING UK SHARED PROSPERITY FUND (UKSPF) ALLOCATIONS
Meeting: 08/10/2026 - Council (Item 10.)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES
To notify Council that the urgency provisions were applied to four delegated decisions made by the Director: Enterprise (in consultation with the Executive Member for Enterprise) in relation to allocations of UKSPF funding. This was due to the need to award funding to projects that could spend the available funds by the end of September 2026. This deadline is a condition of the grant, and it is likely that the funding would have had to be returned to Government if it had not been complied with.
Allowing for potential call-in would have made it extremely difficult to meet the deadline. In accordance with the Constitution, the Chair of the Council agreed to the decision being treated as a matter of urgency. The Constitution as set out in paragraph 6.3.11 (b) (i)requires that use of this provision is reported to the next meeting of Council, together with the reasons for urgency.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A Decision Notice UKSPF Hitchin BID, item 10.
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- Appendix B Decision Notice UKSPF Baldock Community Centre, item 10.
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- Appendix C Decision Notice UKSPF Letchworth BID, item 10.
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- Appendix D Decision Notice UKSPF Royston BID, item 10.
PDF 159 KB