Agenda, decisions and minutes

An apology for absence had been received from Councillor P Parkin.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

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Report of Councillor J Kenyon, Portfolio Holder for Economy, Transformation and Climate Change and Councillor A Powell, Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Communities and Communications

RESOLVED

(1)          That Cabinet endorsed the proposed North East Derbyshire UK Shared Prosperity Investment Plan.

(2)          That the Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer is delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Managing Director of the Council, to approve the final Investment Plan submission to the Department of Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

REASONS FOR THE DECISION - To enable the Investment Plan to be submitted to Government for consideration and approval, in line with the deadlines set for the fund.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not supporting the Investment Plan was considered but rejected for the reasons set out in the report. 

Please note that this is not a Key Decision so can be implemented by Officers with immediate effect.

The report to Cabinet set out the proposed North East Derbyshire UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Investment Plan. Members were reminded that the District had been provisionally allocated £2,568,204 to deliver a UKSPF programme locally. They also heard how consultation had taken place with a wide range of stakeholders, including elected Members and the Parish Councils, as part of the process for drawing up the Investment Plan for this programme. 

Cabinet discussed the proposal. Members welcomed the widespread consultation which had taken place. There was a consensus that the Investment Plan reflected the District’s overall approach towards meeting the Government’s Levelling Up objective of Building Pride in Place and Increasing Life Chances and that it should be supported.

Members also discussed and agreed the arrangements for making necessary final alterations before the Plan is submitted to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on 1August 2022 for consideration and approval. Cabinet heard that, if approved, the Investment Plan would be implemented from October 2022 and run until 2025.

RESOLVED

(1)            That Cabinet endorsed the proposed North East Derbyshire UK Shared Prosperity Investment Plan.

(2)            That the Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer is delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Managing Director of the Council, to approve the final Investment Plan submission to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

REASONS FOR THE DECISION - To enable the Investment Plan to be submitted to Government for consideration and approval, in line with the deadlines set for the fund.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not supporting the Investment Plan was considered but rejected for the reasons set out in the report.

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulation 11.

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