Issue - decisions

Local authorities are responsible for delivering funding support to eligible businesses in response to measures that have been put in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grants Support policy sets out how SCDC will administer support to businesses impacted by the rise of the Omicron variant.  In order to formalise updated arrangements for carrying out this function in line with government guidance, the Chief Executive, in exercise of the emergency delegation in paragraph 4.4 of the Scheme of Delegation in Part 3 of the Constitution, and the emergency delegation approved by the Leader of the Council on 30 March 2020, authorising the Chief Executive to exercise all executive functions, or to authorise specified officers to exercise any such functions, and after consultation with the Leader of the Council:-

1  Approves the updated Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grants Support policy, including details of how grant schemes will be administered.

2. Authorises the Chief Finance Office to approve future individual discretionary grants for small businesses, as set out within the policy.