Port Health Transition Fund determination 2024 to 2025
Updated 19 May 2025
Applies to England
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The Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity (“the Minister of State”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:
Citation
These determinations may be cited as the Port Health Transition Fund Grant Determination (2024) [31/7339], and as [31/7554], [31/7563], [31/7732], [31/7770].
Purpose of the grant
The purpose of these grants is to cover the salaries for staff retained and recruited for the implementation of the Target Operating Model (TOM), that are forecast to not be cost-recoverable via charges. And for essential additional costs (that is, non-salary costs) committed to prior to the postponement announcement on 28 April 2022, that are still required for the implementation of the TOM and are forecast to not be cost-recoverable via charges.
Determination
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 Port Health Transition Fund 2024 table of allocations.
Treasury consent
Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of the Treasury.
Signed by authority of the Minister of State for Biosecurity, Animal Health and Welfare.
Joanne Bradshaw
Director of the Biosecurity, Borders, and Trade Programme
Conditions
Formal reporting to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on progress is not a condition of this grant. However, the department is asking local authorities to continue to consider providing voluntary reports at each transition stage, confirming activity that has taken place or been funded, and to continue engaging with Defra on their readiness through established communication means.
Table of allocations
| Local authority | Grant 2024 to 2025 |
|---|---|
| Ashford Borough Council | £1,626,885.00 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £70,308.00 |
| Bristol Council | £81,843.00 |
| City of London | £34,620.00 |
| Dover District Council | £2,771,543.00 |
| East Suffolk District Council | £625,985.00 |
| Hillingdon London Borough | £209,161.00 |
| Kingston upon Hull City Council | £248,169.00 |
| Lewes District Council | £120,440.00 |
| Liverpool City Council | £218,816.63 |
| Manchester City Council | £7,342.00 |
| North East Lincolnshire District Council | £101,264.00 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | £32,904.00 |
| Plymouth City Council | £25,365.00 |
| Portsmouth City Council | £246,221.00 |
| Redcar and Cleveland Council | £8,400.00 |
| Southampton City Council | £33,181.00 |
| Uttlesford District Council | £17,492.00 |