Food waste collection grant determination (2025): No 31/7655
Published 7 October 2025
Applies to England
The Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (“the Secretary of State”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:
Citation
- This determination may be cited as the Food Waste Collection Grant Determination 2025 [No31/7655].
Purpose of the grant
- The purpose of the grant is to provide support to local authorities in England towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred by them.
Determination
- The Secretary of State determines 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 B.
Grant conditions
- Pursuant to section [31(3) and] 31(4) of the Local Government Act 2003, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the conditions in Annex A.
Treasury consent
- Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of the Treasury.
UK Government Branding
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The Grant Recipient shall at all times during and following the end of the Funding Period:
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comply with requirements of the Branding Manual in relation to the Funded Activities; and
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cease use of the Funded by UK Government logo on demand if directed to do so by the Authority.
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Branding Manual means the HM Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ‘Funded by UK Government branding manual’ first published by the Cabinet Office in November 2022 including any subsequent updates from time to time.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
Emma Bourne, Director, Circular Economy, Defra
Annex A: Grant conditions
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Grant paid to a local authority under this determination may be used only for the purposes that a capital receipt may be used for in accordance with regulations made under section 11 of the Local Government Act 2003.
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The Chief Executive and Chief Internal Auditor of each of the recipient authorities are required to sign and return to the team leader of the Circular Economy Division of the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs a declaration, to be received no later than 31 March 2026, in the following terms:
“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 Capital transitional grant to support the delivery of weekly food waste collections No 31/7655 have been complied with”.
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If an authority fails to comply with any of the conditions and requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2, the Secretary of State may-
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reduce, suspend or withhold grant; or
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by notification in writing to the authority, require the repayment of the whole or any part of the grant.
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Any sum notified by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3(b) shall immediately become repayable to the Secretary.
Annex B: Capital grant allocations to local authorities 2024 to 2025
Local authority | Capital funding 2024/25 |
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Babergh District Council | £116,178 |
Birmingham City Council | £320,580 |
Boston Borough Council | £2,850 |
Breckland Council | £236,931 |
Bromsgrove District Council | £111,385 |
Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils | £584,721 |
Colchester Borough Council | £4,611 |
Crawley Borough Council | £1,572 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | £30,099 |
Elmbridge Borough Council | £12,229 |
Gravesham Borough Council | £116,708 |
Guildford Borough Council | £1,694 |
Haringey LB | £369,159 |
High Peak Borough Council | £30,109 |
Horsham District Council | £6,632 |
Ipswich Borough Council | £1,547 |
Lichfield District Council | £23,222 |
Melton Borough Council | £17,214 |
Mid Devon District Council | £75,280 |
Mole Valley District Council | £9,667 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | £109,673 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | £137,019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | £1,594 |
Norwich City Council | £22,245 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | £5,263 |
Oxford City Council | £23,063 |
Preston City Council | £340,819 |
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | £31,053 |
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | £4,080 |
Southampton City Council | £226,419 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | £117,619 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £8,119 |
Swale Borough Council | £35,375 |
Tamworth Borough Council | £15,197 |
Test Valley Borough Council | £2,022 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | £145,747 |