As Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate and Traded Services, I agree to increase the funding allocation from £2m to £5m to support the PPE purchase arrangements set out in Key Decision 20/00035 and maintain the previous agreements and delegations set out in that decision, which were as follows:
a) The purchase of bulk Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to masks, gloves, goggles, aprons, and hand sanitiser.
b) The ongoing review and replenishment of KCC stocks of PPE as required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
c) Delegate authority to the Strategic Commissioner to take relevant actions, including but not limited to, reviewing and agreeing the necessary replenishment of stock over the course of the pandemic, placing orders and entering into relevant contracts and other legal agreements, as necessary to implement this decision.