Decision details

Summary of Decision

The Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology and Culture has approved the delegation of authority for WCC Culture Fund spending decisions below £250,000 to the Executive Director, Regeneration, Economy and Planning. The Cabinet Member has also approved that all Culture Fund individual spending decisions are to be made in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology and Culture through both written and in-person briefings.

Reasons for Decision

A Cabinet Member Report was approved in November 2022 by the Cabinet Member for Young People, Learning and Leisure entitled Repurposing of unallocated MyWestminster funding towards a dedicated budget for cultural activity. The Cabinet Member Report recommended repurposing unallocated MyWestminster funding towards a dedicated cultural budget to fund cultural activity throughout the city’s communities as part of the council’s strategy to create a fairer Westminster, nurturing the wellbeing of local residents while enabling both the visitor economy and local cultural organisations to thrive.The purpose of this Cabinet Member Report is to formalise the decision-making process of allocating funds, described in the November 2022 Culture Fund Cabinet Member Report, by delegating final spending decisions on individual Culture Fund programmes to the Executive Director, Regeneration, Economy and Planning.