Decision details

The Director of Adults and Health:

Noted the agreement made by the Multi-Agency Bronze Group on Shielding to put in place a small grant funding for community organisations to support them to support people who are CEV following the pause in shielding and step 4 of lifting of lockdown.

Noted that the funding for the grants is taken from a grant of £522,227 made to Leeds City Council by Central Government’s Department of Housing, Communities and Local for “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Support” in March 2021.

Approved that grants to a total value of £270,551 can be made to 17 community organisations from the Health Partnerships budget which is holding the DCLG grant on behalf of LCC.

There has been a significant amount of consultation and engagement with people who are CEV throughout the pandemic.

The Multi-Agency Bronze Group for Shielding, chaired by the Chief Officer for Health Partnerships and with representatives from LCC, the NHS and the Third Sector, collectively agreed to the transitions grant proposal and considered which organisations to support.