Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of personal interest.  

RESOLVED that the decision record of the meeting held on the 19^th October, 2023 be signed as a correct record.  

The Cabinet Member considered five applications received for financial assistance under the Rural Innovation Fund, which formed part of the Rural Anchor within the Communities and Place Intervention of Carmarthenshire’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

It was noted the applications had been assessed against the fund’s criteria by both an officer panel and the Rural Innovation Fund and Sustainable Communities Assessment Panel, being part of the wider Regeneration Partnership, prior to their submission to the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism for consideration.

RESOLVED

3.1      that the following applications submitted for funding from the Rural Innovation Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified within the report:

3.2      that the following applications submitted for funding from the Rural Innovation Fund be not supported:

FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST THE CABINET MEMBER MAY CONSIDER THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION AS THEY CONTAIN EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 14 OF PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 12A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) (WALES) ORDER 2007.

RESOLVED pursuant to The Local Government Act 1972 as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 that the following items were not for publication as the reports contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act. 

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED, pursuant to the Act referred to in minute no. 4 above, not to publicise the content of the report as it contained exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) (Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).  The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report contained detailed information about the business and financial affairs and ambitions of the applicants. In this case, the public interest in maintaining transparency and accountability is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining confidentiality, as disclosure would be likely to place persons and businesses named in the report at an unfair disadvantage in relation to their commercial competitors.

The Cabinet Member considered a project application received from a business seeking assistance from the Shared Prosperity Fund – Business Growth Grant Fund which enabled businesses to start, sustain, grow and innovate.

RESOLVED that the project submitted to Shared Prosperity Fund – Business Growth Grant Fund as detailed in the report be approved.

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED, pursuant to the Act referred to in minute no. 4 above, not to publicise the content of the report as it contained exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) (Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).  The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report contained detailed information about the business and financial affairs and ambitions of the applicants. In this case, the public interest in maintaining transparency and accountability is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining confidentiality, as disclosure would be likely to place persons and businesses named in the report at an unfair disadvantage in relation to their commercial competitors.

The Cabinet Member considered project applications received from two businesses seeking assistance from the Shared Prosperity Fund – Business Renewable Energy Fund which enabled businesses to undertake renewable energy improvement projects leading to business efficiencies and carbon reduction.

RESOLVED that the projects submitted to Shared Prosperity Fund – Business Renewable Energy Fund as detailed in the report be approved.