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This report seeks agreement to the Council’s response to a request from the Surrey High Sheriff to increase the Council’s financial support to the High Sheriff Youth Awards in 2020/21.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

(1)      To maintain the Council’s financial contribution to the High Sheriff’s Youth Award as £500 in 2020/21.

The Committee received a report seeking agreement to the Council’s response to a request from the Surrey High Sheriff to increase the Council’s financial support to the High Sheriff Youth Awards in 2020/21.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Awards received from High Sheriff Youth Awards scheme for projects in the Borough. The Committee noted that in the last 4 years only one project within the Borough had received funds from the High Sheriff Youth Award scheme and that the award granted had represented only 0.6% of the total awards made that year.

b)            Review of number of applications made to the High Sheriff Youth Awards scheme. The Committee considered that given the low number of awards made to projects within the Borough within the past four years, information detailing the number of applications made by projects in the Borough should be produced and used to inform the response to the request from the Surrey High Sheriff.

c)            Level of contribution. In light of the small number of awards made to projects within the Borough, The Committee considered that the Council’s financial contribution to High Sheriff’s Youth Award in 2020/21 should not be increased from its current level of £500.

Following consideration, it was unanimously resolved:

(1)      To maintain the Council’s financial contribution to the High Sheriff’s Youth Award as £500 in 2020/21.