Issue - meetings

This paper sets out the proposal to enter into a four year Services Agreement between the Council and First Wave Housing Ltd, which requires Cabinet consent.

RESOLVED that:

7.1       The Council’s entry into a four-year Services Agreement with First Wave Housing Ltd to provide a range of support services be approved; and

7.2       Any future variation to the Services Agreement is delegated to the Chief Finance Officer in conjunction with the Leader.

Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, stated that the report sets out the proposal to enter into a Services Agreement between the Council and First Wave Housing Ltd, which requires Cabinet consent.

Councillor Butt stated that Housing Management services have now been brought in-house, but the Council has retained First Wave Housing Ltd (formerly Brent Housing Partnership Ltd) as an arms-length organisation with Registered Provider status.

He stated that the Council has been asked by First Wave Housing Ltd to provide it with services as detailed in the report. A medium-term (four-year) Services Agreement is considered appropriate by both First Wave and Council Officers. The Services Agreement will require the Council to procure and directly deliver a number of services and provide a number of functions in return for a fee and reimbursement of costs incurred directly on behalf of First Wave Housing Ltd.

RESOLVED that:

7.1       The Council’s entry into a four-year Services Agreement with First Wave Housing Ltd to provide a range of support services be approved; and

7.2       Any future variation to the Services Agreement is delegated to the Chief Finance Officer in conjunction with the Leader.