Purpose

To authorise the outsourcing of the homelessness reviews process in accordance with the Council’s procurement procedures and to retrospectively authorise the outsourcing of the homelessness reviews process from 31st May 2017, until the date of the authorised recommendation.

Content

Record of Executive Decision

 

Homelessness Reviews

 

Decision of: Councillor Bird Executive Councillor for Housing and Homelessness

 

Reference: 23 / URGENCY/HSC/17

 

Date of decision: 20/12/23    Date Published
on website:21/12/23

 

Decision Type: Key

 

Matter for Decision: To authorise the outsourcing of the
homelessness reviews process in accordance with the Council’s procurement
procedures and to retrospectively authorise the outsourcing of the homelessness
reviews process from 31st May 2017, until the date of the authorised
recommendation.

 

Why the Decision had to be made (and any alternative
options): As set out in the Officer’s report.

 

The Executive Councillor’s decision:

i.              
Authorised the outsourcing of the homelessness
reviews process in accordance with the Council’s procurement procedures and to
note that renewals of this function, by contract, will also be subject to the
Council’s procurement procedures. This is until such time as the Council wishes
to put in place alternative arrangements for undertaking homelessness reviews,
for example by carrying them out in-house.

ii.             
Retrospectively authorise the outsourcing of the
homelessness reviews process from 31st May 2017, until the date of the
authorised recommendation, set out in i above.

Reason for the decision: As set out in the Officer’s report Document
231220 -Urgent Decision -Homelessness Reviews - Cambridge Council

 

Scrutiny Consideration: The Chair and Spokesperson of Housing Scrutiny Committee
were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

 

Report: Available via: Document
231220 -Urgent Decision -Homelessness Reviews - Cambridge Council

 

Conflict of interest: None.

 

Comments: Opposition Spokes Councillors queried the
circumstances of the matter and assurance that procedures were now in place to
prevent a similar issue arising.