RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1.     Noted the high-performance of the delivery of Shropshire’s UKSPF programme, including the achievement against spend, outcomes and outputs targets.  

2.     Noted the findings and recommendations from the independent Shropshire UKSPF programme evaluation.  

3.     Recognised the decline of external funding in Shropshire post UKSPF and the implications leading from this,  

4.     Agreed to formally write to Government and its departments noting concerns around the loss of funding to rural and non-Combined Authority Regions and the implications that this will have for Shropshire.  

5.     Supported the effort to promote UKSPF and its legacy as a good news story, whilst also communicating effectively to its residents and businesses that the Council is continuing to lobby Government for fair access to future growth funds.