Item 5 - Performance of Grants Programme 2017-21 (G22/11)

Summary    

At its meeting of 8 February 2017 Grants Committee agreed funding for 13 commissions under the following two priorities:
Priority 1 Combatting Homelessness
Priority 2 Tackling Sexual and Domestic Violence
Commissions were agreed for the period 2017-21, subject to delivery, compliance to grant conditions and continued availability of resources. The commissions followed an extensive Grants Review process which concluded in March 2016 and a robust application process. Both the Grants Review and application and award processes were in line with the Commissioning Performance Management Framework, of which the revised version was agreed by members of Grants Committee at their February 2017 meeting. 
At its meeting 6 July 2016 members of the Grants Committee agreed funding to six commissions under the following priority:
Priority 3 Tackling Poverty Through Employment. 
This Priority is half funded by boroughs’ contributions to the Grants Programme (£3 million), matched by £3 million from London Councils European Social Fund (ESF) Programme under an agreement with the Greater London Authority (GLA). These commissions were agreed in 2016 as the ESF timeframe is not aligned with that of the Grants Programme.
This report provides members with an update on the three priorities of the Grants Programme. 
For Priority 1 and 2 this represents an update at the end of the first two quarters. It provides an overview of the key themes that were raised in the Grants Review and how these are being implemented in the delivery phase. 

 

Recommendations    

The Grants Committee  is asked to: 

Note that:
a)    At priority level, the outcomes for:
i)    Priority 1 (combatting homelessness) overall were 18 per cent above profile in 2017-18 (Q1-2)
ii)    Priority 2 (tackling sexual and domestic violence) overall were 0.3 per cent above profile in  2017-18 (Q1-2)
iii)    Priority 3 (ESF tackling poverty through employment) 70 per cent below profile in 2017-18 (Q1-2)
b)    The number of interventions delivered in the relevant quarters is as follows:
i)    Priority 1 (combatting homelessness) –10,820
ii)    Priority 2 (tackling sexual and domestic violence) – 48,042
iii)    Priority 3 (ESF tackling poverty through employment) 965
c)    At project level:
i)    Priority 1&2: In the red, amber, green (RAG) system, 12 projects are green and one is amber.  
ii)    Priority 1&2: The direction-of-travel arrows show that the performance of three of the projects is falling. 
iii)    Priority 1&2: Officers propose to concentrate performance management effort on the project that is rated amber, and the three projects with downward arrows. Further information is provided in section 5.2 on these projects.
iv)    All Priority 3 projects are red due to under delivery. The reasons for this under delivery, and planned performance management actions, are outlined in section 4.5 of this report.
d)    Agree to continue to endorse the approach highlighted in section two relating to the addressing of the issues raised in the Grants Review. The process is in line with the Commissioning Performance Management Framework, agreed by members in February 2017 and focuses on value for money, linking of priorities, pan-London delivery (covering differing issues faced by inner and outer London), borough engagement, robust outcomes and equalities implications. 
e)    Note the progress on the administration of £100,000 per year for two years on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to enhance training to front-line professionals on identifying harmful practices, as set out in section six.
f)    Note the annual performance report provided by London Funders included at Appendix Three (information relating to subscription for London Funders membership is included in the budget report on this agenda).
g)    Discuss the format of this first performance report for the 2017-21 Programme and agree the format for future reports. The format is in line with the reporting plan agreed by members at the July 2017 meeting of the Grants Committee, based on the performance management framework agreed by Grants Committee, 8 February 2017.