Central Govt Funding as a Consequence of COVID 19 Pandemic
Dear Elmbridge Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 200, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information in respect of:
funding received from Central Government as a consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic.
1) please itemise all funding received by date from central government from 1st March 2020 up to and including close of business 18th February 2021
2) of the total funding received can you please show to which service areas these funds have been allocated
3) within each service area, can you please give a breakdown as follows:-
- a description of the actual activity / project on which the funding has been spent and
the individual amounts spent
- any pending activity / project for which funding has been identified but not yet put into
place
- any activities or projects that have an ongoing cost and the frequency of these costs and
the start date and end date
4) for each service area details of the amounts of funding which have not been allocated to a specific project or activity within that service area.
Please can this be itemised in spreadsheet form
Yours faithfully,
Mr M P Hay
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Dear Mr Hay,
Please find attached a breakdown of Government Funding as a consequence of
the COVID 19 Pandemic as requested, covering the period 1 March 2020 until
close of business on 18 February 2021.
The majority of the moneys we have received represents funding which has
been used to make grant payments onward to local businesses and residents,
or grants awarded under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 which,
being general grants, are not ring-fenced.
Yours sincerely
Damian Rodgers | Treasury & Transaction Accountant | Finance
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