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A decision made (24.04.2009) to approve a grant of £10,000 from the Community Safety Fund to the Ambulance Service.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2009-0034
Decision Summary Title :	Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grant		Date of Decision Summary:	25 March 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Head of DVS & Inspector of Motor Traffic		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grant		Date of Written Report:	25 March 2009
Written Report Author:	Head of DVS & Inspector of Motor Traffic		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grant – Ambulance Service
Decision(s): The Minister approved a grant of £10,000 to the Ambulance Service to produce and distribute important safety information to households in the Island.
Reason(s) for Decision: To publicise important community safety information.
Resource Implications: The sum to cover the grant is available in the Community Safety Grants Fund.
Action required: The sum to be disbursed to the relevant organisation.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Ambulance Service - Award of Grant from the Community Safety Fund

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND – AWARD OF GRANT

Purpose of the Report

To consider a recent application for a grant from the Community Safety Fund.

Background

In June and December 2007, interim arrangements for considering applications for and awarding grants from the Community Safety Fund, for small but important initiatives, were approved by the Minister under MD-T-2007-0058 and MD-T-2007-0112.

The criteria approved by the Minister for considering applications and awarding grants in the interim are:-

 The proposal should be beneficial to the community at large;

 For one off items of expenditure directly related to community safety;

 Island based;

 For proposals that would significantly enhance or raise awareness on community safety and for which there is no or insufficient public funding;

 A maximum interim award of £10,000 per project.

Discussion

A further application has been received for grants from the Community Safety Fund, as outlined below.

Organisation	Amount Requested	Purpose
Ambulance Service	£10,000	Producing 40,000 booklets containing advice and tips on first aid and other emergency information that will be distributed to households in the Island.

The proposed booklet will contain information, advice, tips, guidance, with photography and illustrations, on first aid and available courses from St John Ambulance; what it is like to work for the ambulance service and a typical day in the life of a paramedic; an insight into the workings of the Service, providing insight into the Patient Transport Services, Joint Ambulance and Fire and Rescue Control Centre, the voluntary Ambulance Support Unit, advice on what to do in a civil emergency or major incident; essential and important contact numbers, information on the history of the service and guidance into recruitment and statistics of the annual number and type of calls the Ambulance Service receive. There will also be activities for the very young; colouring in illustrations, spot the danger puzzles and competitions where winners get to visit the station.

40,000 copies will be produced which will be distributed to as many public areas as possible for effective communication. The booklet will be produced by Innovate, a local advertising company that has previously produced leaflets for the Ambulance Service.

The primary objectives for the booklet are:

· To publicise important community information and guidance on what to do in the event of a medical emergency.

· To allow important community safety initiatives such as the “ICE” (In case of emergency) campaign to proceed.

· To positively engage with the community.

· To involve all areas of the community.

The application meets the criteria and sufficient funds remain available in the Community Safety Fund.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to award a grant of £10,000 to the Ambulance Service to produce and distribute important safety information to households in the Island.

Reason(s) for Decision

To publicise important community safety information

Action Required

The sum to be disbursed to the relevant organisation.

Written by:

Alan Muir

Approved by:

Caroline Anderson, Director of Transport