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    • FOI request (FOIR-619762142)

      Grants to the VCSE Sector

      Requested Mon 03 June 2024
      Responded Mon 11 November 2024

      In 2023, DSC produced unique research on local authority grant-making, which provides analysis and recommendations for public sector commissioners. The information requested below will inform our second edition, which will provide an up-to-date picture of grant-making practice and enable local authorities to benchmark their funding practice. We hope this context helps.

      Please provide the following information:

      1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 what was the
      1. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
      2. Total number of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?

       

      1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
      1. Competitive/open application processes?
      2. Grants in aid?
      3. Unknown?

       

      1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 what was/were the:
      1. Total number of formal challenges you received around your grant processes and decisions on the basis of alleged non-compliance with: State Aid, Subsidy Control, or Public Procurement regulations?
      2. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings?

      Response

      Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding. 

       

      1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 what was the:

      I. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?

      Answer:

      21/22 - £22,165

      22/23 - £0

      23/24 - £1,733

      II. Total number of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority? 

      Answer:

      21/22 – 2

      22/23 – 0

      23/24 - 1

      2. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through

      I. Competitive/open application processes?

      Answer:

      All years - 0

      II. Grants in aid?

      Answer:

      All years - 0

      III. Unknown?

      Answer:

      21/22 – 2

      22/23 – 0

      23/24 - 1

      3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 what was/were the:

      I. Total number of formal challenges you received around your grant processes and decisions on the basis of alleged non-compliance with: State Aid, Subsidy Control, or Public Procurement regulations?

      Answer: N/A

      II. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings?

      Answer: N/A

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