HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 cc534-5W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been received by Sefton Council from the Children's Fund since its inception; how the funds were allocated, broken down by project; what posts have been funded and by how much; and in which organisations these posts arise. [89477]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 15 January 2003]: Under SR2000 Sefton's Children's Fund partnership received a total allocation of £million up to March 2004 for its Children's Fund programme. The partnership has been paid £89,471.75 to date. A total of £66,107 was allocated in FY 2002–03 to personnel costs, of which £36,508 has been paid to date. Sefton experienced a shortfall in expenditure against profile in its first year of operation because of early recruitment difficulties and the impact this has had on service delivery. The partnership also received an allocation of £200,000 for activities undertaken as part of the Street Crime initiative from July 2002 to September 2004, and to date have been paid £25,000. The partnership has profiled to spend its full SR2000 allocation by March 2004.

The following table provides a full funding profile for Sefton Children's Fund partnership and a breakdown of its allocation by project.

Services and projects commissioned by Sefton Children's Fund partnership
Project name Lead agency Funding committed 2002–04 (£) Status
Enhancing partnership working between Social Services and Sefton Children's Fund Social Services 10,000 Research brief agreed and circulated to potential consultants
Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Parenting 2000 28,000 Centre expected to open March 2003
Peel Road Youth Encouragement Programme Peel Road Residents Association 22,500 Project due to commence January 2003
Services for Deaf Children and their Families Merseyside Society for Deaf People 41,634 Project due to commence January 2003
Police and Youth Encouragement Scheme Police and Youth Encouragement Scheme (PAYES) 15,000 Project due to commence January 2003
Healthy Schools Initiative Sefton LEA 6,000 Project due to commence January 2003
Education Action Zone Manor Projects EAZ Manor Partnership 6,810 Project due to commence January 2003
Thornton Summer Activities Programme Edge Lane Community Association 937 Activities took place during summer 2002
PHAB Families Summer Activities PHAB Families 340 Activities took place during summer 2002
Flexible Short Breaks Project Sefton Carers Centre 61,000 Project due to commence February 2003
Out-of-Schools Project TBC 40,000 Project proposals still under development
Adventures for All Sefton Social Services 5,000 Project to take place during March 2003
Play Inclusion Worker Sefton Leisure Services 15,000 Project due to commence February 2003
Healthy Lifestyles Projects South Sefton PCT 7,000 Projects due to commence January 2003
Learning Their Language Sefton Social Services 2,733
CF Street Crime Initiative Projects Sefton LEA and Parenting 2000 200,000 Project due to commence January 2003
Voluntary and Community Sector Support Worker Sefton CVS 34,826 Project commenced January 2003
Children's Voices Project Sefton CVS in conjunction with Social Services 54,000 Project commenced October 2002
Parent Participation Officer Sefton CVS 37,000 Post to be re-advertised January 2003

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