Brief Description |
Under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, the Secretary of State for Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has awarded a total grant of £3,812,144 to Leeds City Council. The grant period is 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025 and is split as follows: 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024: £1,888,259 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025: £1,923,885 The grant covers revenue expenditure relating to the functions set out in the statutory duty (within the Domestic Abuse Bill) on Tier 1 Local Authorities, relating to the provision of support to victims of domestic abuse and their children residing within safe accommodation and to work associated with servicing the multi-agency Local Partnership Board (LPB) to support the Council in performing certain specified functions. Approval is being sought to: · accept the grant allocation from DLUHC · award funding to a number of organisations to enhance the support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse · allocate an element of the grant to the Council in order to fund the administrative burden associated with the new Statutory Duty |
Impact On Wards |
All wards |
Financial and procurement implications |
This is a key decision as expenditure is over £500,000. The funding will be received as a grant from DLUHC and will be distributed as either variations to existing contracts or grants. |
Partnership working |
All decisions relating to the allocation of this funding will be made in consultation with the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board – a multi-agency group which was established as part of the requirements of the Statutory Duty. The Domestic Abuse Voice and Accountability (DAVA) forum will also be consulted on funding allocations. The DAVA is made up of a wide range of organisations from the third sector.
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Decision type: Key Decision
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Decision status:
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/02/2023
Decision due: Before 1 Apr 2023 by Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Lead director: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Department: Communities, Housing and Environment
Contact: Alison Ferguson, Commissioning and Contracts Officer 0113 378 7846 Email: alison.ferguson@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Ongoing consultation will be undertaken via:
· the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board (DALPB)
· the Domestic Abuse Voice and Accountability (DAVA) forum
· conversations with people who have experienced / are experiencing domestic abuse
Consultees
Members of the DALPB (chaired by the Executive Member for Communities):
Members of the Domestic Abuse Voice and Accountability forum (a wide-ranging group of frontline services who support service users who are experiencing/have experienced domestic abuse).
People who have lived / are living in safe accommodation who are victims-survivors of domestic abuse.