Guidance

COMF grant determination letter 31/5518 (May 2021)

Updated 6 May 2022

Applies to England

Revenue grant determination (ringfenced): local authority COVID-19 Test and Trace Contain Outbreak Management Fund grant determination 2021 to 2022 – No 31/5518

The Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care (‘the Minister of State’), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:

Citation

1) This determination may be cited as the ‘Local authority Test and Trace Contain Outbreak Management Fund grant determination (2021 to 2022) [31/5518]’.

Purpose of the grant

2) The purpose of the grant is to provide support to the councils, as detailed, towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred in relation to the mitigation against and management of local outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19).

3) Further information on local authorities’ role in local outbreaks is contained in the letter from the Minister of State for Patient Safety on 23 May 2020.

Determination

4) The Minister of State determines as the authorities to which grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid, the authorities and the amounts set out in Annex A.

5) The grant shall be payable in one instalment in April or May 2021.

Grant conditions

6) Pursuant to section [31(3) and] 31(4) of the Local Government Act 2003, the Minister of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the conditions in Annex B.

7) Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England, the Minister of State obtained the consent of the Treasury to allocate and distribute £400,000,000.

Signed by authority of the Minister of State for Department of Health and Social Care.

Carolyn Wilkins
Contain Divisional Director
SRO
NHS Test and Trace

Donald Shepherd
Finance Director
Test and Trace
Department of Health and Social Care

May 2021

Annex A

Authorities to which grant is to be paid Amount of grant to be paid
Bath and North East Somerset Council 1,049,355.59
Bristol Council 3,708,762.33
South Gloucestershire Council 1,576,848.29
North Somerset Council 1,283,829.88
Luton Borough Council 1,728,088.39
Bedford UA 1,145,525.09
Central Bedfordshire UA 1,586,423.08
Bracknell Forest Borough Council 684,997.48
West Berkshire District Council 840,433.89
Reading Borough Council 1,167,323.12
Slough Borough Council 1,167,658.20
Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council 804,562.57
Wokingham District Council 822,403.70
Milton Keynes Council 1,823,042.98
Buckinghamshire County Council 2,872,720.19
Peterborough City Council 1,642,774.47
Cambridgeshire County Council 3,067,699.85
Cambridge City Council 168,307.25
East Cambridgeshire District Council 98,197.63
Fenland District Council 163,615.51
South Cambridgeshire District Council 163,573.78
Huntingdonshire 195,639.11
Halton Borough Council 1,129,374.56
Warrington Borough Council 1,363,438.51
Cheshire East UA 2,195,537.91
Cheshire West and Chester UA 2,206,392.04
Hartlepool Council 820,278.52
Middlesbrough Borough 1,370,401.80
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 1,087,862.88
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 1,451,111.52
Cornwall County UA 4,023,334.81
Cumbria County Council 2,678,859.60
Allerdale Borough Council 145,914.00
Barrow-in-Furness District Council 125,420.21
Carlisle City Council 158,975.95
Copeland Borough Council 116,152.24
Eden District Council 67,464.84
South Lakeland District Council 115,577.77
Derby City Council 2,068,918.89
Derbyshire County Council 3,957,852.23
Amber Valley Borough Council 169,779.95
Bolsover District Council 128,288.57
Chesterfield Borough Council 166,190.76
Derbyshire Dales District Council 75,892.36
Erewash Borough Council 150,029.70
High Peak Borough Council 110,498.58
North East Derbyshire District Council 126,640.08
South Derbyshire District Council 126,511.23
Plymouth City Council 2,026,936.96
Torbay Borough Council 1,061,085.34
Devon County Council 3,825,236.48
East Devon District Council 159,011.63
Exeter City Council 166,569.98
Mid Devon District Council 105,212.62
North Devon District Council 138,506.31
South Hams District Council 98,268.20
Teignbridge District Council 164,322.65
Torridge District Council 104,398.48
West Devon Borough Council 72,620.44
Dorset Council 2,208,619.78
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council 2,553,095.60
Darlington Borough Council 763,377.90
Durham County UA 4,015,541.79
Brighton and Hove Council 2,070,564.00
East Sussex County Council 2,876,571.74
Eastbourne Borough Council 154,399.49
Hastings Borough Council 180,351.45
Lewes District Council 127,367.48
Rother District Council 133,962.59
Wealden District Council 173,078.29
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 1,272,441.25
Thurrock Council 1,252,439.55
Essex County Council 7,434,298.96
Basildon District Council 300,285.52
Braintree District Council 176,994.33
Brentwood Borough Council 79,619.03
Castle Point Borough Council 113,607.59
Chelmsford Borough Council 202,151.36
Colchester Borough Council 256,298.13
Epping Forest District Council 171,179.78
Harlow District Council 133,656.67
Maldon District Council 79,006.09
Rochford District Council 88,010.41
Tendring District Council 264,055.34
Uttlesford District Council 92,732.00
Gloucestershire County Council 2,974,467.11
Cheltenham Borough Council 139,390.03
Cotswold District Council 97,403.03
Forest of Dean District Council 112,299.29
Gloucester City Council 191,799.01
Stroud District Council 121,374.40
Tewkesbury Borough Council 109,658.67
Portsmouth City Council 1,707,167.37
Southampton City Council 2,017,359.11
Hampshire County Council 6,188,094.91
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 208,264.85
East Hampshire District Council 126,604.26
Eastleigh Borough Council 137,335.87
Fareham Borough Council 116,411.06
Gosport Borough Council 116,786.69
Hart District Council 82,225.36
Havant Borough Council 191,808.66
New Forest District Council 202,897.33
Rushmoor Borough Council 126,132.02
Test Valley Borough Council 137,654.81
Winchester City Council 127,594.01
County of Herefordshire District Council 1,235,758.96
Worcestershire County Council 2,939,607.33
Bromsgrove District Council 106,090.93
Redditch Borough Council 128,100.36
Worcester City Council 145,437.33
Wychavon District Council 156,924.25
Wyre Forest 145,497.89
Malvern Hills District Council 95,787.34
Hertfordshire County Council 5,417,177.96
Broxbourne Borough Council 132,822.65
Dacorum Borough Council 179,951.89
East Hertfordshire District Council 141,371.75
Hertsmere Borough Council 129,688.36
North Hertfordshire District Council 143,915.20
St Albans District Council 143,257.67
Stevenage Borough Council 129,085.88
Three Rivers District Council 100,566.20
Watford Borough Council 121,563.92
Welwyn Hatfield District Council 157,393.92
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 1,946,259.89
Kingston Upon Hull City Council 2,544,616.00
North East Lincolnshire Council 1,289,799.05
North Lincolnshire Council 1,172,752.14
Isle of Wight Council 1,000,920.23
Medway Borough Council 2,029,515.20
Kent County Council 8,350,186.12
Ashford Borough Council 181,756.69
Canterbury City Council 213,208.72
Dartford Borough Council 164,248.26
Dover District Council 179,632.99
Gravesham Borough Council 157,234.57
Maidstone Borough Council 222,043.30
Sevenoaks District Council 137,589.66
Folkestone and Hythe District Council 178,077.52
Swale Borough Council 257,154.04
Thanet District Council 262,167.02
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 156,172.92
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 125,511.97
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 1,322,572.47
Blackpool Borough Council 1,430,905.10
Lancashire County Council 6,708,123.99
Burnley Borough Council 185,498.73
Chorley Borough Council 143,654.04
Fylde Borough Council 101,179.47
Hyndburn Borough Council 152,920.32
Lancaster City Council 219,983.99
Pendle Borough Council 163,426.74
Preston city Council 256,022.91
Ribble Valley Borough Council 62,497.98
Rossendale Borough Council 107,252.95
South Ribble Borough Council 130,201.78
West Lancashire District Council 154,487.64
Wyre Borough Council 154,073.89
Leicester City Council 2,956,153.52
Rutland County Council District Council 186,951.35
Leicestershire County Council 3,032,425.03
Blaby District Council 106,292.45
Charnwood Borough Council 206,609.30
Harborough District Council 87,179.21
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 129,486.81
Melton Borough Council 55,076.72
North West Leicestershire District Council 123,254.05
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 62,419.55
Lincolnshire County Council 3,911,930.78
Boston Borough Council 104,220.58
East Lindsey District Council 251,363.60
Lincoln City Council 165,164.37
North Kesteven District Council 123,391.76
South Holland District Council 123,011.93
South Kesteven District Council 157,602.14
West Lindsey District Council 131,604.21
Norfolk County Council 4,859,006.79
Breckland District Council 188,611.43
Broadland District Council 140,680.52
Great Yarmouth Borough Council 192,444.28
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 238,076.66
North Norfolk District Council 149,846.16
Norwich City Council 244,510.29
South Norfolk Council 162,755.25
City of York Council 1,126,525.66
North Yorkshire County Council 2,802,582.55
Craven District Council 62,470.65
Hambleton District Council 97,230.31
Richmondshire District Council 58,619.64
Scarborough Borough Council 177,741.86
Harrogate Borough Council 164,961.41
Ryedale District Council 67,102.60
Selby District Council 100,142.89
North Northamptonshire 2,410,886.89
West Northamptonshire 2,457,821.24
Northumberland County UA 2,196,019.52
Nottingham City Council 3,014,514.41
Nottinghamshire County Council 4,143,176.80
Ashfield District Council 210,823.78
Bassetlaw District Council 174,248.43
Broxtowe Borough Council 134,043.92
Gedling Borough Council 137,996.65
Mansfield District Council 184,429.91
Newark and Sherwood District Council 160,123.55
Rushcliffe Borough Council 102,421.62
Oxfordshire 3,069,941.17
Cherwell District Council 185,742.02
Oxford City Council 216,832.16
South Oxfordshire District Council 133,360.02
Vale of White Horse 135,604.26
West Oxfordshire District Council 105,087.07
Telford and Wrekin Council 1,336,511.56
Shropshire County UA 1,969,602.75
Somerset County Council 2,801,966.95
Mendip District Council 145,334.44
Sedgemoor District Council 177,123.81
South Somerset District Council 216,168.46
Somerset West and Taunton District Council 209,862.56
Stoke-on-Trent City Council 2,238,561.29
Staffordshire County Council 4,181,590.32
Cannock Chase District Council 139,510.27
East Staffordshire Borough Council 166,496.33
Lichfield District Council 113,697.65
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 174,264.55
South Staffordshire District Council 124,981.49
Stafford Borough Council 156,996.32
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 112,485.64
Tamworth Borough Council 110,233.78
Suffolk County Council 3,798,164.94
Babergh District Council 106,923.62
Ipswich Borough Council 225,108.16
Mid Suffolk District Council 113,054.35
East Suffolk District Council 344,486.15
West Suffolk District Council 224,914.35
Surrey County Council 5,157,045.78
Elmbridge Borough Council 134,616.03
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 78,537.10
Guildford Borough Council 160,694.12
Mole Valley District Council 92,049.40
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 164,758.73
Runnymede Borough Council 107,445.24
Spelthorne Borough Council 130,682.96
Surrey Heath Borough Council 83,961.74
Tandridge District Council 97,008.37
Waverley Borough Council 117,984.55
Woking Borough Council 115,962.38
Warwickshire County Council 2,798,179.68
North Warwickshire Borough Council 92,794.47
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 196,749.75
Rugby Borough Council 131,713.53
Stratford-on-Avon District Council 145,711.77
Warwick District Council 161,723.72
West Sussex County Council 4,030,412.17
Adur District Council 82,947.71
Arun District Council 214,386.50
Chichester District Council 146,954.60
Crawley Borough Council 167,553.74
Horsham District Council 147,420.85
Mid Sussex District Council 138,432.81
Worthing Borough Council 141,829.44
Swindon Borough Council 1,466,158.95
Wiltshire County UA 2,807,367.22
Isles of Scilly Council 14,586.14
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 2,354,259.03
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 1,375,506.15
Manchester City Council 5,736,547.59
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council 1,996,711.05
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1,955,873.67
Salford Metropolitan District Council 2,343,242.00
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 1,968,709.66
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 1,889,325.56
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 1,468,628.94
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council 2,458,222.57
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 1,598,755.66
Liverpool City Council 5,239,843.96
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 1,506,355.94
Sefton 2,080,794.82
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 2,582,257.67
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 2,021,824.78
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 2,526,809.96
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 2,129,467.58
Sheffield City Council 4,558,571.33
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 1,581,840.47
Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan District Council 2,535,066.96
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 1,439,007.75
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 1,222,977.83
Sunderland City Council 2,300,386.19
Birmingham City Council 11,310,920.76
Coventry City Council 2,919,831.99
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 2,274,808.13
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 2,910,914.18
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 1,437,215.14
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council 2,380,687.41
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 2,247,124.27
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 4,780,289.98
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1,567,330.05
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 3,153,606.84
Leeds City Council 6,349,391.09
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 2,751,670.64
City of London 73,248.72
Camden London Borough 2,333,459.46
Greenwich London Borough 2,305,264.80
Hackney London Borough 2,847,022.20
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough 1,596,830.66
Islington London Borough 2,403,078.40
Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough 1,435,893.72
Lambeth London Borough 2,889,874.05
Lewisham London Borough 2,586,167.15
Southwark London Borough 2,954,462.01
Tower Hamlets London Borough 3,350,917.56
Wandsworth London Borough 2,260,656.49
Westminster City Council 2,575,407.23
Barking and Dagenham London Borough 1,985,568.58
Barnet London Borough 2,638,652.36
Bexley London Borough 1,544,566.39
Brent London Borough 2,755,450.42
Bromley London Borough 2,011,513.75
Croydon London Borough 2,903,202.98
Ealing London Borough 2,626,176.08
Enfield London Borough 2,718,497.83
Haringey London Borough 2,352,879.85
Harrow London Borough 1,561,595.81
Havering London Borough 1,702,967.92
Hillingdon London Borough 2,211,230.22
Hounslow London Borough 2,163,588.25
Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough 1,014,724.52
Merton London Borough 1,287,541.86
Newham London Borough 3,241,599.53
Redbridge London Borough 1,921,547.65
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1,095,091.94
Sutton London Borough 1,209,066.77
Waltham Forest London Borough 2,214,515.32
Total 400,000,000.00

Annex B: grant conditions

1. In 2-tier areas, this grant is conditional on upper-tier authorities working closely with their lower-tier partners and ensuring those partners are given opportunities to deliver the outcomes this grant is meant to support where delivery by those partners would be the most efficient and cost-effective means of delivery. In those cases, it is essential that upper-tier authorities provide sufficient resources to lower-tier authorities within the former’s allocated funding (see Annex A) so that the latter can carry out any responsibilities that they are asked to undertake.

2. The Chief Executive and Chief Internal Auditor of each of the recipient authorities are required to sign and return to the Contain Outbreak Management Fund Team at Covid-19LAfundingrequests@dhsc.gov.uk the declaration below, by 30 June 2022.

To the best of our knowledge and belief, and having carried out appropriate investigations and checks, in our opinion, in all significant respects, the conditions attached to the ‘Local authority Test and Trace Contain Outbreak Management Fund grant determination 2021 to 2022: No 31/5518’ have been complied with.

3. Local authorities will cooperate with monitoring and evaluation of the scheme where requests are made in a reasonable and timely manner by the department.

4. If an authority fails to comply with any of the conditions and requirements of paragraphs 1 to 3, the Minister of State may either:

a) reduce, suspend or withhold grant

b) by notification in writing to the authority, require the repayment of the whole or any part of the grant

5. Any sum notified by the Minister of State under paragraph 4(b) shall immediately become repayable to the Minister.