Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform & Finance)

The Community Right to Bid comes into force on 12 October 2012, after which time the Council must consider nominations from the community to list assets they believe are of community value. The Council must maintain a list of successfully listed assets as well as those nominations which were unsuccessful.

The report outlines the proposed policy to implementing the Community Right to Bid in Stockport.

The Executive is recommended to note the report and approve the draft Community Right to Bid policy as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

Officer contact: Holly Rae/ Annalie Burns, 0161 474 3167, holly.rae@stockport.gov.uk / Annalie.burns@stockport.gov.uk

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform & Finance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider the draft Community Right to Bid Policy, developed in response to the Right introduced as part of the Localism Act 2011, the provisions of which would come into force on 12 October 2012. The Right gave local communities the opportunity to bid to buy community assets were these to be put up for sale.

RESOLVED – That the Community Right to Bid policy outlined at Appendix 1 of the report be approved.