Part I
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Apologies and substitutions.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ayling (no substitute), Endersby (sub: Cllr Kenyon) and Longley (sub: Cllr Mulroney).
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Declarations of interest.
The following Members declared interests as indicated below. Councillor Mulroney - Presentation 3 - Mencap - Non-pecuniary interest - fellow Leigh Town Councillor is heavily involved in Mencap.
Part II(Confidential)
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Commissioning Presentations
(a) Presentation 1 - Age Concern - Outcome 4 The Working Party received a presentation from Age Concern. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (b) Presentation 2 - SUCET - Outcome 4 The Working Party received a presentation from SUCET. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (c) Presentation 3 - Mencap - Outcome 5 The Working Party received a presentation from Mencap. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (d) Presentation 4 - Trust Links - Outcome 5 The Working Party received a presentation from Trust Links. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail.
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Members' Decision Time
The Members considered the applications for Outcome 4 and Outcome 5 and made an indicative decision on which applications merited funding. The recommendations from this meeting will be discussed in more detail at the meeting of the Grants Strategy Working Party taking place on Wednesday 19th December 2014, once all applications have been considered.