Issue - meetings
London Housing Consortium
Meeting: 14/01/2013 - Executive (Item 13)
13 London Housing Consortium PDF 117 KB
This report seeks the Executive’s approval that the London Housing Consortium, of which Brent Council is a member, is formalised as a Joint Committee for the purposes of section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, and that Brent Council continues its membership of the London Housing Consortium (“LHC”) as a Joint Committee member.
Additional documents:
- lp-london-housing-app1, item 13 PDF 126 KB
- lp-london-housing-app2-cover, item 13 PDF 20 KB
- lp-london-housing-App2, item 13 PDF 269 KB
Decision:
(i) that Brent Council continue to be a member of the London Housing Consortium;
(ii) that it be noted that the London Housing Consortium has been formally established as a Joint Committee by seven other local authorities pursuant to section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 1972;
(iii) that the Executive’s functions in relation to the running of the London Housing Consortium be discharged to the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium and agreement given to Brent Council’s membership and participation in that Joint Committee;
(iv) that the Lead Member for Housing be appointed as Brent Council’s Executive representative to the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium and that the Non-Executive Member for the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium be appointed by the Executive at a later date;
(v) that the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and the Director of Legal and Procurement, be authorised and to agree a Constitution for the Joint Committee based on the draft Constitution as set out in Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement;
(vi) that other options for the legal framework and governance structure of the London Housing Consortium be fully explored and that a further report, detailing the options, be presented to a future meeting of the Executive for consideration.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Legal and Procurement sought the Executive’s approval that the London Housing Consortium, of which Brent Council is a member, be formalised as a Joint Committee for the purposes of section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, and that Brent Council continued its membership of the London Housing Consortium (“LHC”) as a Joint Committee member.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that Brent Council continue to be a member of the London Housing Consortium;
(ii) that it be noted that the London Housing Consortium has been formally established as a Joint Committee by seven other local authorities pursuant to section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 1972;
(iii) that the Executive’s functions in relation to the running of the London Housing Consortium be discharged to the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium and agreement given to Brent Council’s membership and participation in that Joint Committee;
(iv) that the Lead Member for Housing be appointed as Brent Council’s Executive representative to the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium and that the Non-Executive Member for the Joint Committee of the London Housing Consortium be appointed by the Executive at a later date;
(v) that the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and the Director of Legal and Procurement, be authorised and to agree a Constitution for the Joint Committee based on the draft Constitution as set out in Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement;
(vi) that other options for the legal framework and governance structure of the London Housing Consortium be fully explored and that a further report, detailing the options, be presented to a future meeting of the Executive for consideration.