Decision details

That Cabinet:

1.     Endorses the strategy set out in the report of making the community pantries sustainable over the longer-term, with consideration of short-term support provided by the County Council; and

2.     Agrees to consider including a final time-limited allocation of £541,000 to fund the balance of the costs as part of the 2024/25 MTFS budget proposals to be considered by Council in February 2024 as transitional funding needed over the next two financial years to support the community pantries moving to operational sustainability thereafter.