Response 3509256

Response to request for information

Reference

3509256

Response date

25 June 2024

Request

Please provide the following information:

1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 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 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
   1. Competitive/open application processes?
   2. Grants in aid?
   3. Unknown?
3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 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

Please provide the following information:

1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 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?

      • 21/22 £10k (competitive/open application) £47k (Unknown) £0 (Grants in aid),

         

      • 22/23 £81k (competitive/open application), £51k (unknown), £0 (Grants in aid),

         

      • 23/24 £76k (competitive/open application), £29k (unknown), £0 (grants in aid)

2. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
   1. Competitive/open application processes?
   2. Grants in aid?
   3. Unknown?

      • 21/22 1 competitive/open application, 0 grants in aid, 116 unknown,

         

      • 22/23 3 competitive/open application, 0 grants in aid, 253 unknown,

         

      • 23/24 53 competitive/open application, 0 grants in aid, 107 unknown

3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 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?

      • There were no formal challenges and no legal proceedings.