Decision details

Proposed decision:

As Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services, I agree to procure and delegate authority to the Director for Growth and Communities to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to carry out a range of refurbishment and improvement works on the KCC owned Gypsy and Traveller Sites which will be funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Traveller Site Fund.

Background:

The DLUHC Traveller Fund was launched in May 2022 and welcomed bids for improvement and development projects on designated Gypsy and Traveller Sites.  The national fund was  £10million, and Local Authorities were invited to bid for individual projects not exceeding £1million per bid.  Due to the limited amount of funding available, and it being the first opportunity of its kind, there was a lot of interest in applying for the competitive fund.

The Gypsy and Traveller Service submitted 7 individual bids, totalling £3.8million and were successful in all of them.

All of the project plans will provide essential improvements and maintenance on site, which will ensure KCC is providing residential sites that are safe and well maintained.

As Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services, I agree to procure and delegate authority to the Director for Growth and Communities to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to carry out a range of refurbishment and improvement works on the KCC owned Gypsy and Traveller Sites which will be funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Traveller Site Fund.