Decision details
To allocate £42,750 of Covid-19 Emergency Funding to fund free school meals during October 2020 half term.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Customer and Corporate Services
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To allocate £42,750 of Covid-19
Emergency Funding to fund free school meals during October 2020
half term.
Options Considered:
- To fund free school meals or not to fund
free school meals during half term.
- To fund free school meals from the council's existing Covid-19
emergency funding set up to support individuals and families or to
fund from elsewhere.
Options Rejected:
- To not fund free school meals at all given
the impacts on children across the city.
- To fund from elsewhere given that the emergency fund has already
been used to support the purchase of free school meals during
holidays and was established for emergency support to individuals
and families.
Publication date: 27/10/2020
Date of decision: 23/10/2020
Accompanying Documents:
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