Decision details

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Phase 3 Employment and Skills

Decision Maker: Director of Regeneration and Place

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to enable the Director of Regeneration and Place to consider and approve the ringfenced allocation of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) which has been received by way of grant funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) for the purpose of delivering the Wirral Ways to Work programme to the value of £1,461,216.

 

Decision:

The Director of Regeneration and Place has agreed to approve the allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as set out in paragraph 4.1 of the attached report. 

 

Reasons for the decision:

Alternative options considered:

Other Options Considered:

Do Nothing: The Council takes no action and did not continue the Wirral Ways to Work Programme. This option would leave a significant gap in Employment Support Services across the borough and would also impact the delivery of the wider Ways to Work Programme managed by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

 

Publication date: 31/01/2024

Date of decision: 31/01/2024

Effective from: 06/02/2024

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