Issue details

Business Discretionary Grants

 

 

To advise members of the Leaders decision to exercise his powers under the Council’s Constitution to make urgent decisions because of the necessity to deliver emergency grant funding to Sefton businesses as part of the Government's Covid19 business support response

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: For Determination

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Decision due: 25 Jun 2020 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cllr. Marion Atkinson, Leader of the Council and Leader of Labour Group marion.atkinson@sefton.gov.uk

Lead director: Assistant Director - Economic Growth and Housing

Department: Regeneration and Skills

Contact: Mike Mullin Email: mike.mullin@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3442.

Consultation process

The scheme is a direct response from Government to support those businesses that were not eligible for other special grants made available during the Covid19 Pandemic. The scheme is a result of national lobbying and representations made by business membership organisations, trade bodies, local authorities, mayoral combined authorities and local enterprise partnerships.

Consultees

The list is not exhaustive but includes British Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small Businesses; CBI; Mayoral Combined Authorities; Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships

Not a key decision: Leaders decision to exercise his powers under the Council’s Constitution to make urgent decisions because of the necessity to deliver emergency grant funding to Sefton businesses as part of the Government's Covid19 business support response needs to be reported to Cabinet.

Agenda items

List of background documents to be considered by decision maker

  • Business Discretionary Grants  

Background papers