This report considers the continued future support of voluntary organisations and sets out the proposed funding arrangements for 2022-2023.

The Committee resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Approve the proposed support for voluntary organisations in 2022-2023 as detailed in Appendix 1 to this report.

The Committee received a report on the continued future support of voluntary organisations and setting out the proposed funding arrangements for 2022-2023.

The Head of Housing and Regeneration introduced the report.

The following matters were considered by the Committee:

a)            Increase in parking fees: two separate line items (Volunteer Parking Subsidy and Staff Parking Subsidy) have now been consolidated under a single item, which appears to reflect a large increase (30%), which is not in fact the case.

b)            Limited Increase in Financial Support: the Council is conscious of its own financial pressures and needs to have a balanced budget.  Regarding the sustainability of the voluntary sector organisations, the Council is assisting these organisations to access other areas of funding such as the National Lottery, in order to maximise the funding opportunities available.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Approve the proposed support for voluntary organisations in 2022-2023 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.