Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 4, 2025

Purpose: This report provides a summary of the findings and recommendations of the independent review of Stockport's housing management arrangements and outlines a plan of actions to be undertaken to address the priority recommendations from the review.

Content: The Cabinet has considered a summary of the findings and recommendations of the independent review of Stockport’s housing management arrangements which was commissioned following a Council Meeting resolution in February 2024 which included a plan of actions which the Council intended to carry out to address the priority recommendations of the review.   A further update was provided at the meeting in response to the consideration of the report by an extraordinary meeting of the Economy, Regeneration & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee the preceding evening such that it was no longer proposed to disestablish the Member Committee, and that element of the recommendations would not be carried forward.   It was then agreed to-   (1) Accept the findings of the independent review.   (2) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Finance and Resources and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to develop a joint action plan to address the recommendations of the report including dialogue and discussions with the Board and Chief Executive of Stockport Homes Group.   (3) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management in consultation with Cabinet Members for Finance and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to progress the draft priority actions to include dialogue and discussions with the Board and Chief Executive of Stockport Homes Group.   (4) Delegate authority to the Director of Place Management and Assistant Director for Governance in consultation with Cabinet Members for Finance and for Economy, Regeneration and Housing to undertake all actions necessary to establish the Cabinet Sub-Committee for Housing.