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Response 910864

Response to request for information

Reference

910864

Response date

22 July 2022

Request

The FOI request is for the following information:

  1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was the:
    1. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
    2. Total number of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
  2. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
    1. Competitive/open grants processes?
    2. Awarded as grants in aid?
    3. Unknown?
  3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was/were the:
    1. Total number of formal challenges you received around your grant processes and decisions on the basis of alleged non-compliance with: State Aid, Subsidy Control, or Public Procurement regulations?
    2. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings?

Response

The FOI request is for the following information:

  1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was the:
    1. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
      • Capital
        • 2018/19 - £174k
        • 2019/20 - £195k
        • 2020/21 - £48k
      • Revenue
        • 2018/19 - £103k
        • 2019/20 - £198k
        • 2020/21 - £153k
    2. Total number of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
      • Capital
        • 2018/19 - 6
        • 2019/20 - 5
        • 2020/21 - 4
      • Revenue
        • 2018/19 - 121
        • 2019/20 - 129
        • 2020/21 - 123
  2. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
    1. Competitive/open grants processes? All Grants to Voluntary Organisations on a first come, first served basis.
    2. Awarded as grants in aid? Nil
    3. Unknown? Not applicable
  3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was/were the:
    1. Total number of formal challenges you received around your grant processes and decisions on the basis of alleged non-compliance with: State Aid, Subsidy Control, or Public Procurement regulations? Nil
    2. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings? Nil

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