Removal/substitution of the Grantham Town Centre Connectivity scheme from the Greater Lincolnshire devolution capital programme for 2024-2025

Please provide the following information relating to the removal/substitution of the Grantham Town Centre Connectivity scheme (£2million) from the Greater Lincolnshire devolution capital programme for 2024/2025 (funded via Section 31 grant):

1) Copies of the decision notice(s) / delegated officer decision(s) / Executive or Leader approvals that authorised the removal of the Grantham scheme and the substitution of alternative scheme(s), including decision references, dates and decision-makers.

2) Copies of any programme change/variation papers that amended the approved Programme Business Case (PBC) scheme list, including the rationale for removing Grantham and the criteria used to select substitute schemes.

3) Copies of the capital programme reprofile/virement documents showing the removal of £2million from the Grantham line and the specific scheme(s) and budget line(s) to which this £2million was reallocated.

4) Copies of the Section 31 grant determination letter(s) and any conditions relevant to substitutions, and any correspondence with MHCLG/DLUHC specifically relating to the substitution or removal of the Grantham Town Centre Connectivity scheme (£2million) from the 2024/2025 programme.

5) Copies of the reports or financial assessments relied upon to justify the substitution of the Grantham scheme (e.g. options appraisal, affordability assessment, capital programme review).

1. No decision notices were published. The funding was contained within a single budget and it was therefore the responsibility of the chief officer to control the income and expenditure within that budget in accordance with para B12 of the council’s constitution. Para B12 of the constitution states that “It is the responsibility of Chief Officers to control income and expenditure within their area and to monitor performance, taking account of financial information provided by the Section 151 Officer. They should report on variances within their own areas in accordance with the Financial Management, Financial Planning and Financial Systems financial procedure (FP1). They should also take any action necessary to avoid exceeding their budget allocation and alert the Section 151 Officer to any potential or anticipated problems.“

2. There was no contractual requirement to produce change/variation papers and therefore there are none to share.

3. The programme reprofile was reported to Executive in July 2025, a link to the papers is here: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g8962/Public%20reports%20pack%2008th Jul-2025%2010.30%20Executive.pdf?T=10 Please see page 54.

4. A copy of the grant determination letter is attached. There was no further correspondence with MHLCG about the content of the programme.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.

5. There was no contractual requirement to produce change/variation papers and therefore there was no need to produce a financial assessment.