Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Cabinet Members for Communities & Housing and Finance & Resources.

The report details a proposal to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

The Cabinet is recommended to agree:

(1) That the responsibility for the Application element of the RTB service be transferred from the Council to SHL.

(2) That a variation to the Management Agreement be entered into to document the reallocation of responsibilities; and

(3) That the Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance) be authorised to do such things as are necessary or incidental to ensure the implementation of the above recommendations.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resource (Councillor Malcolm Allan) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

RESOLVED - (1) That the responsibility for the Application element of the Right to Buy service be transferred from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

(2) That a variation to the Management Agreement be entered into to document the reallocation of responsibilities; and

(3) That the Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance) be authorised to do such things as are necessary or incidental to ensure the implementation of the above recommendations.

To consider a joint report of the Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance).

The report details a proposal to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

The Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance) submitted a joint report (copies of which had been circulated) proposing to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a joint report of the Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance).

The report details a proposal to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

(NOTE: The Chair was of the opinion that this item, although not included on the agenda, should be considered as a matter of urgency in accordance with Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 in order that the matter was able to progress onto the Cabinet for a determination on 28 September 2022 with the benefit of the input of the Scrutiny Committee).

A representative of the Director for Place Management submitted a joint report of the Director of Place Management and the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to transfer certain responsibilities within the Right to Buy (RTB) service from the Council to Stockport Homes Limited.

The Cabinet Member for Communities & Housing (Councillor Helen Foster-Grime) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.