Social Value Ideas for South Norfolk District Council

Grant carry-forward rules confirmed

The committee reviewed and confirmed the rules for carrying forward underspent Member Ward Funding. Underspend is now allocated to the member's ward for the following year, can only be carried forward…

“MEMBER WARD FUND underspend is allocated to the respective members ward for the following year. If it's not spent after that further year, it's return…”

Member grant underspend rolled over

The meeting noted a substantial drop in Member Ward Fund spend because members chose to save funds for carry-forward, enabling larger projects in the current year. Officers reported that spend fell fr…

“Um but, um I think that the reason for that is is that uh we saw that members were kind of saving it because they knew they were going to get extra th…”

Member funds can support CAF bids

Members clarified that Member Ward Funding can be used as match funding within Community Action Fund applications, provided the decision is made at the time of application. Officers stressed that the …

“when you're doing a CAF application, you can use your member fund as part of their match funding, as it were. So, you can you can be applying for the …”

Review CAF guidance pages

Officers agreed to feed back on website guidance and application forms, including making project descriptions more specific and checking the availability of a Word version of the Community Facilities …

“So, we try to be really specific about what the project is cuz Portland Parish Council could run umpteen different groups and umpteen different projec…”

Judicial review next stage

The monitoring officer confirmed the local government reorganisation judicial review claim has been submitted and the council is now awaiting acknowledgement and summary grounds of defence from the se…

“Thank you chair. It's quite a relatively straightforward one. So we have um submitted the claim as per the cabinet report. We are just awaiting um ack…”

Review LGR judicial review spend

A motion asked cabinet to keep participation in the local government reorganisation judicial review under review, specifically weighing costs and value for money. The motion was debated extensively, w…

“I would simply like to particularly draw members attention to the proposed changes to strategic performance management framework set out in paragraph …”

Unitary transition and governance

There will be a move to a unitary authority with a shadow entity; decisions on budgets and capital will be taken in that context; contracts committed before 2028-03-31 will be honored by the new autho…

“anything committed by this authority prior to actually ending potentially on 31st of March 28 as if it's a commitment that you entered into a contract…”

Licensing policy adopted

Finalized Licensing Act 2003 statement of licensing policy for 2026–2031 adopted after consultation.

“Council is recommended to adopt the finalized licensing policy entitled licensing act 2003 statement of licensing policy which is shown in appendix on…”

Sex establishments policy adopted

Cabinet agreed to adopt the legislation and policy framework for licensing sex establishments and sexual entertainment venues, alongside a cost-recovery fee structure. The council said it currently ha…

“Okay. Thank you. Staying with Martin then for regulatory enforcement policy twelvesix to '29. Speaker 8: Thank you, Chair. As you will see, this is a…”

Sex venues policy adopted

Members approved amendments to licensing provisions and consultation on the council’s policy for sex establishments and sexual entertainment venues. Officers noted the updated legal framework gives lo…

“You've just said this um is an extension of the Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1982 and these updated provisions have now been um pu…”