RESOLVED that -

(a)    the Addressing Health Inequalities – Advice, Support and Mental Health Subsidy Scheme for 23/24, assessed as being consistent against the Seven Principles as set out in Appendix A to item A.3 of the report of the Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance, be approved;

(b)    the Assistant Director (Partnerships), in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Monitoring Officer, be authorised to finalise the administrative requirements for the production of the Subsidy Scheme in accordance with the Act and Statutory Guidance, prior to any awards;

(c)    subject to (a) and (b) above, Citizens Advice Tendring be awarded direct grant funding of £144,000 and £28,000 for 2023/24 and notification of such is published on the Government’s database;

(d)    a Service Level Agreement with Citizens Advice Tendring (CAT) from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024 be entered into on the terms and conditions as set out in the updated agreement shown in Appendix B to the aforesaid report; and

(e)   a review of grant funding across the Council be approved and a report following the review considering the options available during 2023/24 be presented to Cabinet in readiness for 2024/25.