Recommendations
1) The Grants Committee is asked to note that:
a) At priority level, the outcomes for:
i) Priority 1 (homelessness) overall were 26% above profile in 2015/16
ii) Priority 2 (sexual and domestic violence) overall were 10 % above profile in 2015/16
iii) Priority 3 (ESF tackling poverty through employment) overall were 1% above profile at completion
iv) Priority 4 (capacity building) overall were 5% below profile in 2015/16
b) This performance in the last four quarters means that the number of interventions delivered in the 12 quarters combined since the start of the programme is as follows:
i) Priority 1 (homelessness) –59,735
ii) Priority 2 (sexual and domestic violence) – 217,288
iii) Priority 3 (ESF tackling poverty through employment) – 7,474 (Q1-10)
iv) Priority 4 (capacity building) – 14,607
c) At project level
i) In the red, amber, green (RAG) system, 21 projects are green and 3 are amber. Ten have no rating this quarter as these are ESF projects that have completed.
ii) The direction-of-travel arrows show that the performance of 4 of the projects is falling (green).
iii) Officers would propose to concentrate performance management effort on the three projects that are rated amber (Thames Reach, Women in Prison (1.1 & 2.2) and four whose direction-of-travel arrows are pointing down (Women’s Aid, Ashiana, Inclusion London and LVSC) and GALOP which has experienced the loss of two partners going to administration.
iv) The attached tables showing the outcomes of each priority in each borough in 2015/16.
v) Note the issues relating to Women in Prison (specification 2.2) outlined in Section Three and agree that officers bring an update on this to the Grants Committee Chair.
d) The Committee is asked to note the annual statement from London Funders (see Appendix Three). London Councils pays an annual subscription to London Funders of £60,000 on behalf of London boroughs. This saves a total of £14,800 per year. London Funders is the membership body for public, private and independent funders and investors in the work of the third sector in London).
e) The Committee is asked to note the annual equalities information provided in Appendix 4.