Central Govt Funding as a Consequence of COVID 19 Pandemic
Dear Tandridge District 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
Dear Mr Hay
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and we aim to provide a full reply within 20 working days.
For requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we have a statutory responsibility to provide the information within 20 working days. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand from the Information Commissioners Office these deadlines have been suspended.
During this time, our first priority is to maintain services and support our residents and businesses. This can result in officers being allocated different roles and responsibilities to their normal tasks to support this. If your response is delayed, please accept our apologies. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.
The allocated reference number is 2021/Foi/1159.
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Dear Mr Hay,
Freedom of Information Request re 2021/Foi/1159
The information you requested is as follows:
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
Amount
Description
Date Received
£25,698
MHCLG - COVID 19 Grant - Tranche 1
30/03/2020
£872,252
MHCLG - COVID 19 Grant - Tranche 2
14/05/2020
£130,000
COVID 19 - Additional Funds New Burdens Grant
07/07/2020
£119,805
MHCLG - COVID 19 Grant - Tranche 3
01/08/2020
£100,000
MHCLG - COVID 19 Grant - Tranche 4
14/11/2020
£123,300
MHCLG - COVID 19 Sales, Fees and Charges Income Support Grant
27/11/2020
£1,371,055
2) of the total funding received can you please show to which service areas these funds have been allocated
All costs except for the Sales, Fees and Charges Support Grant have been coded to a central pot i.e. not allocated out to services.
The Sales, Fees and Charges Income Support Grant has been allocated as shown below:
£4,300
Strategy and Resources Committee
£32,700
Planning Policy Committee
£58,900
Community Services Committee
£27,400
Building Control
£123,300
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
All the grant that has been allocated is in relation to lost income from sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
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.
N/A
I hope that this information is of assistance, however if you have any queries about this response, please contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
Simon Jones
Deputy CFO
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