The Council & The Money Wasting

SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Requests

In regards to the Yemeni Community Association in the past 3 years to current date of request

    

1.    Could you tell me how much money was paid or funding they have had    

2.    Please detail what the funding was for    

3.    On the sign on the wall outside it says Salford Council work in partnership with the Yemeni Community Association, please explain what this means and if you are working in partnership then details of what duties you conduct for them, or how many staff are allocated to them

The Yemeni Community Association is a Third sector organisation which is independent from Salford City Council and as such the council do not carry out duties or allocate staff to the organisation. As part of their funding arrangements with the Council they are required (as is usual practice with all funded organisations) to give recognition as appropriate that they receive funding from the Council.

The council can confirm that during the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2013 Salford City Council will have funded the Yemeni Community Association a total of £54,446 in Voluntary sector grants and Community Committee funding.

Voluntary sector Grants – This funding is awarded to the Yemeni Community Association to deliver specific outcomes as identified in the service level agreement (SLA).  Aims of the SLA include the following:

• To enable the voluntary sector to develop the range of services available to Salford residents, ensuring that services are improved and expanded in a flexible way to meet the needs of local people.

• To encourage and facilitate the development of initiatives in the voluntary sector that will support Salford residents and improve their quality of life.

• To ensure that the needs of Salford residents are identified and that services are responsive, culturally sensitive and accessible to all ethnic minority groups within the City.

Community Committee Funding (included in total above) - 2012/13 £1,202 – one off grant funding for room hire, transport, dance tutors and equipment

A separate grant was awarded (not included in the total above) for improvement work as part of the Liverpool Road Building Front Improvement scheme - Eccles Mosque received a grant of £11,200 from Salford City Council in 2008/09 towards improving the frontage to the Mosque.