Decision details

Appointment of North Yorkshire County Council as the Responsible Authority for Local Nature Recovery Strategy covering North Yorkshire and City of York – continuation of provisional offer and acceptance of additional seed funding from Defra

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Open to Business

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To accept an additional tranche of £32,500 of seed funding from Defra to support preparatory work on Local Nature Recovery Strategy for North Yorkshire and the City of York

Decision:

Authorisation has been given to the Corporate Director - Strategic Resources to accept a further Section 31 Grant of £32,500 offered by Defra to support ongoing work on the Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) covering North Yorkshire and the City of York.
Exempt from call-in as decision previously agreed

Reasons for the decision:

In light of further delay to full roll out (now expected in April 2023) of Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS), Defra is providing additional revenue seed funding of £32,500 per provisional LNRS Responsible Authority to support ongoing preparatory work on the LNRS. This funding will be paid as a Section 31 grant.

Alternative options considered:

N/a

Publication date: 09/02/2023

Date of decision: 20/01/2023

Effective from: 17/02/2023