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Salford City Council - Record of
Decision
 
I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for
Housing, Property and Regeneration, in exercise of the powers
contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby:
 

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Approve the continued payment of the shop rental
income from two shops on Langworthy
Road to Inspiring Communities Together (ICT) for use in community
projects.
 
The
Reasons are:
There is a longstanding arrangement for the payment of rental
income from Langworthy Road shops,
brought back into use with support from the NWDA during the
Seedley and Langworthy Regeneration, to the
Seedley and Langworthy Trust (now ICT) for their use in
supporting community projects. 
The report seeks approval to continue these
arrangements.
 
Options considered and
rejected were: Discontinuing the payment of rents to
ICT.
 
Assessment of Risk: Medium
Formalising the reporting and approval arrangements ensures
greater value for money against spend.
 
The source of funding is: Housing Revenue
Account
 
Legal advice
obtained: Submitted by:
Tony Hatton, Tony Hatton, Principal Solicitor, Tel. 219
6323
SALT
was part of Salford CVS, which is the city-wide infrastructure
organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise
sector; providing specialist
information, advice, development support and opportunities for
influence and collaboration. Their role and work included providing
support for VCSE organisations to establish and develop, including
delivering training for their staff, volunteers and
trustees.
SALT
historically received residual income from shop premises brought
back into use on Langworthy Road from
funding provided by NWDA. There does not appear to be a formal
record or agreement which the Council is able to locate, despite
correspondence between the Council and NWDA but in view of the
length of time which has passed (now 15 years) any risk of funding
requirement breach is low.
SALT’s merger with ICT took place in 2019 and an SLA was
subsequently entered into with them to set out the expectations and
anticipated community projects as well as the governance and
reporting arrangements, and that agreement is now ready for renewal
for a two-year term.
 
Financial advice
obtained:Submitted by: Grace Rogerson – Senior
Accountant – 05/03/2024.
The payment to Inspiring
Communities Together (ICT) is from rental income the HRA receives
for the two shops on Langworthy Road
(less 12.5% maintenance costs).  The
purpose of the highlight report from ICT is to provide assurance
that the money is providing value for money for residents,
particularly as this income would otherwise accrue to the
HRA.
It would be advisable for SCC to request that ICT provide an action
plan in advance for how they will engage
with residents and the initiatives they will implement as this will
give SCC advanced assurance on value for money and provides a basis
for the vfm assessment on an annual
basis.
 
Procurement advice
obtained: N/A
 
HR advice
obtained: N/A
 
Climate Change advice
obtained: N/A
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
Report to Lead Member.
Some of the relevant documents
contain exempt or confidential information and are not available
for public inspection.

Contact
Officer:Konrad Magdzinski                       
Email: konrad.magdzinski@salford.gov.uk
 
This decision is not subject
to consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny
Panel.
 
 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly                                  
Dated: 11th April 2024
Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Housing,
Property & Regeneration
 

 
This decision was published on 12th April 2024.
 
This decision will come into force at
4.00 p.m. on 19th April 2024, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.