Apllication by the RNLI for a Small Grant
| Authority | Cabinet Office |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2019-10-07 |
| Outcome | Upheld - partial |
| Outcome date | 2019-11-27 |
| Case ID | 993298 |
Summary
The request sought the RNLI's Small Grant application form submitted to the Isle of Man Cabinet Office's International Development department. The authority partially upheld the request by disclosing the pre-application requirements and the completed charity information section of the form, while redacting personal contact details and trustee names.
Key Facts
- The RNLI applied as a single charity with Isle of Man registration number 0058.
- The application deadline was 5pm on Friday, 15 February 2019.
- The RNLI is not registered as a Specified Non-Profit Organisation (SNPO) because its international budget is below the 30% threshold.
- The charity maintains a physical presence on the Isle of Man through five lifeboat stations, retail outlets, and educational programs.
- Funding decisions are made by the Cabinet Office Political Group.
Data Disclosed
- 0058
- 15 February 2019
- 5pm
- 30%
- IM3 2DP
- SG171495I
- 01624 687168
- 2017
Original Request
Please provide me with a copy of the application form which the RNLI submitted to "International Development" for a Small Grant.
Data Tables (1)
| Additional Information We are enclosing as supporting documents: 1) Annex 1: Swimsafe Operational delivery and capacity 2) Annex 2: Bhasa Project Context Report 3) Annex 3: IOMFSA registry waiver Annex RNLI_IOM Swimsafe Op delivery_capacity.pdf Annex Bhasa Project Context Report.pdf IOMFSA registry waiver.pdf Data Protection Your data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018. The International Development Privacy Notice can be viewed here. For data queries, please contact the CO Data Protection Officer: DPOCabOff@gov.im Tel: 01624 686779 Declaration I declare that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the most accurate and uptodate information available. I agree with the above statement* I confirm that this organisation has a legal authority to operate in the country concerned and understand that proof of this may be requested. * I declare that the administration costs will be contained within reasonable limits at no more than 10% of the total funding and as much of the requested funding as possible will go directly to meeting the project objectives. * I confirm that the charity or charities applying are registered as Specified NonProfit Organisations with the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority. I understand that the project is required to produce a 12 month report before release of Year 2 funding and that a final report MUST be submitted no later than 24 months after the agreed project start date and that this will be published in full on the Isle of Man Government website* I understand that the Isle of Man Government may request financial information or an interim report at any stage of the project. * |
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| Additional Information We are enclosing as supporting documents: 1) Annex 1: Swimsafe Operational delivery and capacity 2) Annex 2: Bhasa Project Context Report 3) Annex 3: IOMFSA registry waiver Annex RNLI_IOM Swimsafe Op delivery_capacity.pdf Annex Bhasa Project Context Report.pdf IOMFSA registry waiver.pdf Data Protection Your data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018. The International Development Privacy Notice can be viewed here. For data queries, please contact the CO Data Protection Officer: DPOCabOff@gov.im Tel: 01624 686779 Declaration I declare that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the most accurate and uptodate information available. I agree with the above statement* I confirm that this organisation has a legal authority to operate in the country concerned and understand that proof of this may be requested. * I declare that the administration costs will be contained within reasonable limits at no more than 10% of the total funding and as much of the requested funding as possible will go directly to meeting the project objectives. * I confirm that the charity or charities applying are registered as Specified NonProfit Organisations with the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority. I understand that the project is required to produce a 12 month report before release of Year 2 funding and that a final report MUST be submitted no later than 24 months after the agreed project start date and that this will be published in full on the Isle of Man Government website* I understand that the Isle of Man Government may request financial information or an interim report at any stage of the project. * |
Full Response Text
Reference: SG171495I Preapplication Requirements Please be advised that this application form must be completed in one session. You will NOT be able to save your progress and return at a later date. If your screen remains idle for too long the page will timeout and you will have to start the application from the beginning. We therefore strongly advise that you read through the Small Grant Guidance document and ensure that you have all the required information ready prior to commencing the application. The following supplementary documents must also be included with your application. Please ensure these are completed prior to completing the online application form. You will be asked to attach these documents at the end of the application. You can find a template for each document at the below links: Project Delivery Plan Project Budget Risk Assessment Communications Plan Safeguarding Plan If your charity’s application is successful and you plan to carry out your project in a high risk jurisdiction, please be aware that in accordance with AntiMoney Laundering Compliance, the details of your charity and proposed project will be provided to the Isle of Man’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for their information. Please be advised that the FIU is able to provide advice and guidance on money laundering risks or terrorist financing risks in that jurisdiction if required. The deadline for submission of Small Grant funding is 5pm Friday 15 February 2019. Funding decisions will be made by the Cabinet Office Political Group at its meeting in February and applicants will be notified shortly afterwards. If you have any queries regarding this application please contact internationaldevelopment@gov.im or phone (01624) 687168. Charity Information Are you applying as a single charity or making a joint application by multiple charities? Single Charity Single Charity Application Name of Organisation ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION Name of Main Contact Position in organisation Telephone Number Email address Isle of Man Charity Registration Number(s) 0058 Isle of Man Registered Address Address line 1 4, Thirlemere Avenue Address line 2 Lakeside Gardens Address line 3 Onchan, Isle of Man Postcode IM3 2DP Is your Charity registered as a Specified NonProfit Organisation (SNPO) with the Isle of Man’s Financial Services Authority No Please indicate why registration is not required. Written confirmation of this should be provided as an additional document at the end of this application After consulting with the IOMFSA we received a reply stating "RNLI would not be required to register as a Specified NonProfit Organisation (“SNPO”). The RNLI international budget where funds may be remitted to higher risk countries is below the 30% SNPO definition threshold of the overall RNLI income. Furthermore, the Isle of Man Charity Registry entity would have no involvement in the funds being distributed to the higher risk countries." Evidence attached. Please state and provide details of how the Charity has a physical presence on the Isle of Man The RNLI is registered as a charity on the IOM, in fact each of the five Lifeboat stations is a registered charity to undergo a series of activities on the island including: • Employing staff to attend to and maintain the capital assets of the RNLI such as lifeboats and stations. • Looking after Volunteer crew who man our lifeboats as part of our rescue service • Undertake substantial fundraising activity for the charity on the Isle of Man through events and campaigns, supported by our communitybased guilds and branches. • Delivering awareness raising and educational activities in Manx schools around water safety • Hosting school and public group visits to our Lifeboat stations and assets on the Isle of Man • The RNLI has retail outlet in Port Enrin, Ramsey and an outlet at the House of Manannan • Delivering the Swimsafe programme on Isle of Man beaches during the summer. These are free classes on open water swimming techniques and water safety, provided together with our partner Swim England. Organisation Background Please outline your organisational structure, governance and administrative framework. In the interests of accountability the names of the Chairman, Board of Directors and Trustees must be provided. Please also include a brief description of how your organisation is run. The RNLI is a registered charity in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey and Isle of Man, where it operates. The RNLI is a paidup member of the Fundraising Regulator. Fundraising teams are compliant with the standards laid out in the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice. The organisation has the RNLI Charter and Bye Laws. Detailed information on how the RNLI is run can be found at this link: https://rnli.org/aboutus/howthernliisrun The RNLI is controlled by its Trustee Board comprised of: Stuart Popham, Chair – Eddie Donaldson, Deputy Chair and Treasurer Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Deputy Chair and Trustees – Dr Philip Goodwin– Mark Byfrod Janet Cooper David Delamer– Sir Peter Housden – Rear Admiral Roger Lockwood – Sonia Modrat – Rosie Norris – Mike Sturrock – Chris Walters. For more information: https://rnli.org/aboutus/howthernliisrun/our trustees and pages 7175 of our annual report 2017. The Trustee Board meets formally at least four times a year. We also hold a twiceyearly Board and Executive Team workshop to discuss the strategic opportunities and risks we may face in the future. The delegated authorities are discharged through the committees of the Trustee Board, or through the chief executive. The chief executive is responsible to the board for the daytoday running of the RNLI and the execution of the overall RNLI strategy and policies decided by the Trustee Board. The Executive Team (ET) comprises the CEO and 8 Directors. It meets weekly, guided by a formal agenda of strategic and recurring items. Member are: Vice Admiral Paul Boissier, CEO – Angus Watson, Engineering and Asset Management – James Vaughan, Strategy performance and International Director – Steven Peacock, Chief Financial Officer – Sue Barnes, People and Transformation Director – George Rawlinson, Operations and Safety Director – Angela Rook, Business Support and Services Director – Claire Deuchar, Chief Information Officer and Supply Chain Director – Jayne George, Fundraising Director – John Payne, Community Lifesaving Director. The Council are a group of volunteers who advise our Trustees and Executive Team on the strategic direction and challenges and opportunities for the charity. They meet 3 times a year to consider the progress of charity against our strategic goals. Charity Vision & Mission The RNLI’s vision is to end preventable loss of life at sea. Our mission is to defeat coastal drowning around the UK and Republic of Ireland by empowering communities and saving lives through our 24/7 rescue service, our lifeguarding, flood rescue, community safety, partnerships and advocacy. Internationally, we do not deliver direct services; we work through partners to reduce drowning in their own countries and advocate for a global commitment to drowning reduction. Our 2024 objectives are: • a 50% reduction in accidental coastal drowning in the UK and Ireland • a reduction in drowning risk in countries that account for 25% of global drowning Has your organisation(s) completed projects on this scale previously Yes Details of past and current projects The RNLI has been saving lives from drowning around the coast of the UK and Republic of Ireland since 1824. The RNLI’s international department currently supports programmes in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Ghana, where we support partner organisations to deliver drowning prevention activities and assist governments to develop and implement national drowning prevention strategies and plans. We also work with global institutions such as the UN and WHO to raise awareness of the impact of global drowning. Example 1, Ghana: The RNLI has worked in collaboration with the Felix Foundation since 2015 to deliver water safety education in schools and communities in and around Accra, Ghana. The Aquatic Survival project delivered water safety and survival messages to 58,173 children, reaching 513 schools and training 1,530 teachers in water safety message delivery. The project received support from the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission through a grant of £78,100 for activities from Feb 2018 – March 2018. The number of children reached was monitored directly by project officers, the school teachers trained were assessed on completion of training, feedback on the training was provided by an end of course evaluation form. ‘Knowledge’ of children was assessed using a bespoke ‘spot the dangers’ tool, a visual tool to capture children’s ability to be able to identify ‘good’ and ‘bad’ water safety behaviour, as per the messages taught in the Aquatic Survival Programme. This project, funded by the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, was evaluated by an external consultant. Example 2, Tanzania: Since 2013, RNLI has supported its local partner, the Panje Project, to reduce drowning risk in Zanzibar, Tanzania through delivering the Aquatic Survival project teaching water safety messages and survival swimming in schools and communities. From 2018 onwards the project has also increased the understanding and awareness of drowning risks across Zanzibar and empowered communities to take action. The project is being implemented in 6 cluster communities across the islands of Unguja and Pemba on the Zanzibar archipelago. From January to December 2018, The Panje Project directly delivered water safety education and survival swimming training to 1,500 children and provided classroombased water safety education to approximately 30,000 children. The overall budget was £174,000 and funding was secured from a range of external donors. Example 3, Bangladesh: We have been working with our partner, the Centre for Injury prevention and research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) since 2012. A largescale drowning prevention project, called BHASA (“Float” in Bengali), was designed in 2015 by the RNLI, CIPRB and the George Institute for Global Health (TGI) and works with a wide range of government and nongovernmental stakeholders. The first phase of BHASA (20162019) has a budget of approximately £2m and is being implemented in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh where drowning rates are three times the national average. The objective is to demonstrate a range of interventions that have been proven to dramatically reduce the risk of drowning, particularly amongst children. These include: 1) the Anchal community day care model providing a safe and supervised environment for young children aged 14 resulting in protection from drowning and a reduction of injuries and fatalities by 82%. Since 2005, CIPRB and partners have established 3,855 Anchals, providing places for 86,500 children. Under the BHASA I project with RNLI, 400 anchals have been established, providing safe spaces for 10,000 children. The Jan – Dec 2019 budget for this intervention is approximately £300,000. 2) SwimSafe a lowcost method of teaching children 6 10 swimming and water safety survival skills, conducted in a safe environment. An evaluation conducted in 2010 demonstrated the effectivity of SwimSafe. Out of 84,000 SwimSafe trained children, it was found that that none of the swimming graduates had drowned. Another cohort study conducted among 109,668 children showed that SwimSafe graduates had a 96% less chance of drowning than nonSwimSafe participants. Under the BHASA I project, since 2016, a further 30,000 children have been trained. The budget from Jan – Dec 2018 was £65,000. The Jan – Dec 2019 budget for this intervention is approximately £70,000. Project activities are monitored using tried and tested mechanisms and management tools, applied by the supervisors assigned to each intervention, who report back to CIPRB project directors. The communities themselves, through existing structures such as Village Injury Prevention Committees, are able to monitor and supervise project progress continuously, and feed back to the teams any concerns. More information can be found under the monitoring section of this proposal. The project presented for funding here will concentrate exclusively on the delivery of the Swimsafe element of BHASA in 2019. Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons Please describe how your organisation demonstrates the above four points In September/October 2018, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) carried out a comprehensive due diligence process on the RNLI following a successful application to DFID’s UK Aid Match scheme. This included an ‘enhanced safeguarding’ assessment from which relevant information has been extracted and presented as the Safeguarding template. Alongside this, the RNLI has been working with its partners to build their protection and safeguarding capabilities and procedures and this is currently the subject of an ongoing programme of support to CIPRB. Project Information Project Name SWIMSAFE delivering lifesaving skills to protect children from drowning in rural Bangladesh Project Manager Name Anticipated Project Start Date 01 Apr 2019 Anticipated Completion Date for the activities for which funding is requested 31 Dec 2019 Which Sustainable Development Goal or Goals are being targeted by the project? SDG1 No poverty SDG2 Zero hunger SDG3 Good health and wellbeing SDG4 Quality education SDG5 Gender equality SDG6 Clean water and sanitation SDG7 Affordable and clean energy SDG8 Decent work and economic growth SDG9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG10 Reduced inequalities SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities SDG12 Responsible consumption and production SDG13 Climate action SDG14 Life below water SDG15 Life on on land SDG16 Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG17 Partnership for the goals Will a partner organisation be used in the beneficiary country Yes Details of the partner organisation(s) used in the beneficiary country where the project is run Centre for Injury Prevention and Research – Bangladesh (CIPRB) CIPRB was founded in 2005 to combat and prevent mortality and morbidity caused by injury and promote quality of life. Since its inception, CIPRB has been researching and promoting innovation and best practice in health, safety and community development. CIPRB carried out the first national Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS) on behalf of the Government in 2005 and again in 2016. Thi
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