Decision details

1.    The Sandwell Aquatic Centre Energy Cost uplift Business Justification Case for a maximum grant of £1,395,754 funded by the Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund and subject to the terms and conditions of the funding agreement in place between DCMS and the WMCA and additional clawback clauses if there is an additional expected underspend be approved;

2.    The release of £604,246 on the back of the previous March 2023 WMCA Board Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund (CWGLEF) allocation be approved (such changes are in line with the WMCA’s change control process, enabled by the Single Assurance Framework and signed off by the relevant boards of the WMCA and the change control process confirms that any underspends that emerge from the CWGLEF, are directed first towards the regional Plan for Growth or Community Grants programmes) be approved;

3.    Subject to the approval of this investment, the WMCA pays a grant, quarterly in arrears, to Sandwell MBC from October 2023 based on monthly monitoring reports on actual spend and any additional underspends identified by 30 April 2024 be directed in line with the WMCA’s change control process first towards the regional Plan for Growth or Community Grants programme be noted and

4.    Sandwell MBC funds £515,323 of the energy costs and any overspend above the forecast of £1,911,077 be noted.