An awful situation
A Lancashire county councillor says that she was blocked from supporting a project helping to clothe children from struggling families by strict rules governing a fund from which local politicians can make small payments to community groups.
While County Cllr Beavers praised the principle of the scheme at a recent cabinet meeting, she said there needed to be a rethink of the restrictions placed on how the money can be used by the authority’s 84 members. “[Councillors] are not allowed to give member grants to town councils, but it was a fantastic community initiative, looking after the vulnerable families within the community,” explained County Cllr Beavers, who represents the Fleetwood East division.
“In effect, what you’re doing…is funding parishes or town councils through the back door to a certain extent, [when] most of them…have fairly reasonable reserves. And therefore you’re asking an organisation like ourselves, which [is] struggling during the year, to give grants to people who are not struggling as much as us in certain circumstances.
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