Decision details
Independent Review of Stockport's Housing Management Arrangements (F&R48)
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Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Item Called In
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report provides a summary of the findings
and recommendations of the independent review of Stockport's
housing management arrangements and outlines a plan of actions to
be undertaken to address the priority recommendations from the
review.
Decision:
The Cabinet has considered a summary of the findings and recommendations of the independent review of Stockport’s housing management arrangements which was commissioned following a Council Meeting resolution in February 2024 which included a plan of actions which the Council intended to carry out to address the priority recommendations of the review.
A further update was provided at the meeting in response to the consideration of the report by an extraordinary meeting of the Economy, Regeneration & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee the preceding evening such that it was no longer proposed to disestablish the Member Committee, and that element of the recommendations would not be carried forward.
It was then agreed to-
(1) Accept the findings of the independent review.
(2) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Finance and Resources and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to develop a joint action plan to address the recommendations of the report including dialogue and discussions with the Board and Chief Executive of Stockport Homes Group.
(3) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management in consultation with Cabinet Members for Finance and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to progress the draft priority actions to include dialogue and discussions with the Board and Chief Executive of Stockport Homes Group.
(4) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management and Assistant Director for Governance in consultation with Cabinet Members for Finance and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to undertake all actions necessary to establish the Cabinet Sub-Committee for Housing.
Alternative options considered:
To disestablish the Member Committee as originally proposed.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: Not applicable to report but individual projects arising from action plan may require separate equality and environmental impact reports.
Decision Reference: CAB519
Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None.
Forward Plan Reference: F&R48
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Consultation has taken place with SHG and
stakeholders as part of the review. This will continue as projects
arising from the action plan are rolled out.
Contact: Peter Ashworth, Place Directorate Email: peter.ashworth@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 07891 949473.
Report author: Peter Ashworth
Publication date: 05/02/2025
Date of decision: 04/02/2025
Decided at meeting: 04/02/2025 - Cabinet
Issue status: The decision is currently being reconsidered
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Asa Caton who writes Called-in by Cllrs Asa Caton, David Meller and Claire Vibert"
- Councillor Claire Vibert who writes Called-in by Cllrs Asa Caton, David Meller and Claire Vibert"
- Councillor David Meller who writes Called-in by Cllrs Asa Caton, David Meller and Claire Vibert"
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