Decision details

Note:  Councillor Philip Knowles left the Council Chamber.

Purpose of report

This report recommended the acceptance of £200,000 from the Local Digital Cyber Team to support continued progress against the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for local government.

Decision

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the acceptance of £200,000 of funding to support the continued progress and improvements against the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF).

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive & Section 151 Officer to allocate funding in accordance with the agreed criteria.

Other options considered

It was not considered to be good value for money to reject the funding offer and use existing finances for cyber improvements.

Reasons for the decision

The Council had a great opportunity to improve its cyber security by utilising the funding and the additional support that was being offered.

The funding was offered to progress and implement projects that have been identified as ‘business critical’.

Cyber threats to local government were constantly evolving. This funding would help the Council continue to improve and secure its systems whilst protecting customer information.