Section 11 Grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority population.F1C1

Subject to the provisions of this section the Secretary of State may pay, to local authorities who in his opinion are required to make special provision in the exercise of any of their functions in consequence of the presence within their areas of persons belonging to ethnic minorities whose language or customs differ from those of the rest of the community, grants of such amounts as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine on account of expenditure of such description (being expenditure in respect of the employment of staff) as he may so determine.

This section shall apply to F2a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, F3the London Fire Commissioner F4a F5police and crime commissioner, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime F6, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act as it applies to a local authority.