Purpose

To seek approval to enter a partnership arrangement with Nottinghamshire County Council in accordance with paragraph 7.2 of section 25 of the Council’s constitution. This partnership will allow Nottinghamshire County Council to manage and administer the Warm Homes Local Grant 2025 to 2028 on behalf of Gedling Borough Council.

Decision

Recommendation(s)
THAT the Portfolio Holder:

1) Gives approval for the Council to enter a partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council for the Warm Homes Local Grant, in accordance with paragraph 7.2 of section 25 of the Council’s constitution.

2) Notes that the Council will sign under seal a letter of authorisation setting the terms of the partnership.

Reasons for the decision

This partnership aims to contribute towards the following outcomes:

? PLACE – to enable a safe, attractive, clean and culturally vibrant borough that plays its part to tackle the climate emergency.

o Housing – Individuals and families can access high quality, affordable and energy efficient housing to bring to life neighbourhoods

? COMMUNITY – to enable a resilient, empowered, connected, inclusive and healthy community

Poverty and the Vulnerable – financially vulnerable residents are supported through our welfare services and community partnerships.

Alternative options considered

The Council does not enter into the partnership and administers the funding and delivers the project itself within existing resources: The Council does not have any dedicated resource to deliver household retrofit schemes so this work would need to be delivered in addition to other services provided by the Council. By joining the Nottinghamshire County Council along with a number of other district councils, the resources can be pooled using economies of scale to employ dedicated staff to oversee the scheme. The Council would not have sufficient resources to replicate this level of service in-house without allocating and using additional resources.

As per paragraph 3 of the letter of authorisation, Nottinghamshire County Council cites the resource constraints of several districts/boroughs as a rationale for offering this partnership.