Guidance

Port Health Transition Fund determination 2023 to 2024

Updated 19 May 2025

Applies to England

The Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity (鈥渢he Minister of State鈥�), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the聽, makes the following determination:

Citation

These determinations may be cited as the Port Health Transition Fund Grant Determination (2023) [31/6687] and as [31/6838], [31/6996], [31/7178]

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 2023 table of allocations.

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 2023 to 2024
Ashford Borough Council 拢3,219,882.00
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council 拢81,270.00
Bristol Council 拢209,246.00
City of London 拢809,408.62
Dover District Council 拢3,662,080.00
East Suffolk District Council 拢998,913.51
Hillingdon London Borough 拢375,906.00
Kingston upon Hull City Council 拢207,062.00
Lewes District Council 拢116,450.00
Liverpool City Council 拢245,284.77
North Tyneside Council 拢12,075.64
North East Lincolnshire District Council 拢95,545.00
North West Leicestershire District Council 拢54,602.59
Plymouth City Council 拢4,810.00
Portsmouth City Council 拢578,796.32
Southampton City Council 拢42,834.35
Uttlesford District Council 拢35,984.60