To agreed a process for awarding small grants to community and voluntary groups for the financial year 2017-18

(a)       That the review of the council’s Grants, Loans and Subsidies Policy by the Policy Development Committee be agreed

(b)       That the appropriate level of member and officer support for local partnerships as listed in the report be agreed

(c)        That the grant process proposed in the report and the prioritisation of          areas of funding as listed in paragraph 7 of the report be agreed

(d)       That a decision on the creation of a community and voluntary organisation grant fund for 2017-18 from Council reserves be   deferred and considered as part of the informal Management                      Committee workshop in May 2017.

(e)       To note that a launch event for the community and voluntary sector                        grant fund would be held on 14 June 2017.