Decision details
Additional Restrictions Grant - Omicron Scheme
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Finance, Investment and Corporate Services, Portfolio Holder - Business, Tourism and High Streets
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
In response to the Omicron variant, on 21
December 2021 the government announced the Omicron Hospitality and
Leisure Grant and an additional funding allocation (Top-up 3) to
the Additional Restrictions Grant. Both schemes will provide
additional support to business who have been severely impacted by
reduced business activity
due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
This Portfolio Decision is in respect of the proposed allocation of
this new Top-Up 3 fund via an Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)
Omicron scheme.
Decision:
On 2 February 2022, Cllr Jeremy Heron, the
Finance, Investment and Corporate Service and Cllr Michael Harris,
Portfolio Holder for Business, Tourism and High Street made the
following decision:
That the Additional Restrictions Grant - Omicron Policy be
approved.
The decision is not subject to Call-In as both the Monitoring
Officer and the appropriate Executive Head are satisfied that it
must be implemented urgently.
Details of the document the Portfolio Holder's considered are
attached below.
Reasons for the decision:
See report
Alternative options considered:
See report
Declarations of Interest(s): None
Contact: Claire Upton-Brown, Executive Head of Planning Regeneration and Economy Email: claire.upton-brown@nfdc.gov.uk, Sally Igra, Economic Development Team Leader Email: sally.igra@nfdc.gov.uk.
Publication date: 02/02/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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