Agenda item

Dennis Skinner, Head of Improvement, provided an update on the key developments related to the receipt of Revenue Support Grant (RSG) from the government to provide support and services for local authorities.

Members noted that from 2016/17 support for improvement work would no longer be funded by a top slice, but from a government grant from DCLG. Discussions were ongoing with DCLG on the matter, and a prospectus for sector support had been submitted which set out the offer to government around support to be provided through the grant. A decision by DCLG on the final grant figure was expected within the next few days.

Decision

The IDeA Company Board noted the current position in seeking to secure funding for the IDeA to deliver its highly regarded improvement work for 2016/17 onwards.