Issue - meetings
WLA Accord
Meeting: 22/04/2013 - Executive (Item 17)
17 West London Alliance Accord 
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This report sets out Brent Council’s participation in and contribution to the West London Alliance programme of collaborative working and seeks authority to adopt the West London Alliance Accord as the basis for the continued development of collaborative approaches by the West London boroughs.
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to adoption of the new West London Alliance Accord at Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement as the basis of on-going collaborative working amongst the boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow, with authority being given to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member to agree any appropriate minor alterations to the Accord;
(ii) that the Chief Executive be authorised to agree Brent’s annual financial contributions to the West London Alliance to be met from existing budget provision;
(iii) that the 2 achievements of the WLA as set out in the West London Alliance Annual Report at Appendix 2 to the report be noted.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Legal and Procurement set out Brent Council’s participation in and contribution to the West London Alliance programme of collaborative working and sought authority to adopt the West London Alliance Accord as the basis for the continued development of collaborative approaches by the West London boroughs.
Councillor Butt (Chair, Leader of the Council) stated that the report formalised the existing arrangements and sought to promote ownership. There was an expectation of increased involvement by elected members of the respective authorities and an increase in democracy.
RESOLVED:
(i) that approval be given to adoption of the new West London Alliance Accord at Appendix 1 to the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement as the basis of on-going collaborative working amongst the boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow, with authority being given to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member to agree any appropriate minor alterations to the Accord;
(ii) that the Chief Executive be authorised to agree Brent’s annual financial contributions to the West London Alliance to be met from existing budget provision;
(iii) that the 2 achievements of the WLA as set out in the West London Alliance Annual Report at Appendix 2 to the report be noted.