This consultation exercise will assist London Councils in reaching the following decisions in future:

  • Which of the 105 current commissions should be funded beyond the end of their fixed funding agreements and until the end of the 2012/13 financial year?
  • What principles and priorities will be applied in selecting commissions to start from 1 April 2013?

The consultation exercise focuses on the choice of principles and priorities for 2013/14. A budget for 2013/14 is still to be agreed but may be very much smaller than the budgets of £20.767 million for 2011/12 and £12.5 million for 2012/13. The consultation will inform London Councils decisions on the future budget. An indicative figure of £8 million in 2013/14 has been included in our medium term budget forecasts, but this should not be seen as a definitive proposal and it could be higher or lower. The outcome of this consultation exercise will be taken into account in setting the budget for 2013/14.

For these reasons, London Councils is considering how the grants programme may be reshaped and this consultation will assist us in this process. Subject to agreement of resources and the outcome of the consultation, London Councils will consider the case for new principles and priorities in May 2012; if and when agreed, it is planned to invite applications for the delivery of new commissions in the summer of 2012; following assessment by London Councils and recommendations to members, new commissions would start as soon as practicable after 1 April 2013. London Councils proposes to enter into funding agreements to fund projects for a fixed term of two years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

This consultation invites views on our initial assessment of the equalities effects and provides information about the outcomes of current commissions and trends in the key issues affecting Londoners.

The timetable for this consultation and start of a new grants programme is:

  • Launch of consultation: 21 December 2011
  • Close of consultation: 5pm, Friday 23 March 2012
  • Review of the initial equalities assessment: May 2012
  • Make recommendations to Grants Committee: May 2012 about (a) proposals for new principles and priorities in 2013/15 and (b) transitional funding in 2012/13 to continue funding some commissions after the end of their fixed term funding agreement and until the end of that financial year
  • Invite proposals in Summer 2012 to deliver services based on new commissions that could run for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
  • In January 2013: Agree proposals for services based on new service specifications, subject to agreement of resources and recommendations to members
  • New services to start on 1 April 2013 with funding agreement for financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15.

Further advice on transitional funding will be issued by London Councils in due course.

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