Purpose

To provide an overview of the Temporary
Accommodation project, to note plans to achieve the agreed savings
targets, and to seek necessary approvals and authorisations for
spend.
To review & approve the planning strategy for the accelerated
new build programme, and to approve the recommissioning of the
Emergency Accommodation Framework.
 

Content

That Cabinet provided the following collective
approval across the four transformation projects: Property
Programme, Temporary Accommodation and Homelessness Programme,
Children’s & Education Transformation Programme and Adult
Social Care Transformation Programme to:

1.     
Approved spend of up to £21.4m (for the four corporate
transformation programmes), of which £14.0m will be
designated from within corporate held resources as outlined in the
finance commentary.

2.     
Authorised the Chief Executive in consultation with the Director of
Finance and Deputy Mayor for Finance, Governance and Performance to
take all steps required to procure and award a contract for a
transformation consulting partner (which may be above the key
decision threshold and subject to an urgent decision with a
retrospective report to Cabinet) to provide oversight and assurance
and support delivery across the portfolio of four transformation
programmes.
 
Cabinet recommendation specific to the
Temporary Accommodation Programme:
That Cabinet:

3.     
Approved spend of up to £0.8m, to support the delivery of the
Temporary Accommodation Program of which £0.3m will be the
initial drawdown from the £14m and £0.5m is funded
through other sources.

4.     
Noted the project’s objectives, approach and timeline as
outlined in this report.

5.     
Approved the spend for 23/24 for the project and notes the funding
sources identified as outlined in this report.

6.     
Authorised the Executive Director – Growth and Regeneration
in consultation with Cabinet member with responsibility for Housing
Delivery and Homes and the Director of Finance (S151 Officer) to
spend up to £300k or as required within the overall
transformation programmes budget approved with the agreement of
CLB, to deliver the Temporary Accommodation project including
procuring and awarding contracts above the key decision threshold,
as outlined in this report.

7.     
Authorised Executive Director – Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with Cabinet member with responsibility for Housing
Delivery and Homes and the Director of Finance (S151 Officer) to
take all steps required to recommission the Emergency Accommodation
Framework including to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations
required as outlined in this report.