Issue - meetings
Nominations Agreement between Cherwell District Council and Registered Providers
Meeting: 01/03/2021 - Executive (Item 107)
107 Nominations Agreement for Housing Allocations PDF 399 KB
Report of Assistant Director Housing and Social Care Commissioning
Purpose of report
To set out the purpose and content of a new Nominations Agreement that determines how Cherwell District Council (‘CDC’) works with registered providers (‘RP’) to nominate households from the housing register to social housing for rent.
Recommendations
The meeting is recommended to:
1.1 Approve the revised Nominations Agreement 2021 which will then replace the 2017 Nominations Agreement.
1.2 Delegate authority to the Assistant Director Housing and Social Care Commissioning, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to agree and enter in to any future amendments to the Nominations Agreement that are deemed to be necessary and do not constitute a major policy change.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Revised Nominations Agreement, item 107 PDF 660 KB
- Appendix 2 - Summary of Consultation Submissions and Responses, item 107 PDF 70 KB
- Annex to Minutes - Revised Nominations Agreement, item 107 PDF 660 KB
- Webcast for Nominations Agreement for Housing Allocations
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the revised Nominations Agreement 2021 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved and it be noted that it will replace the 2017 Nominations Agreement.
(2) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Housing and Social Care Commissioning, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to agree and enter in to any future amendments to the Nominations Agreement that are deemed to be necessary and do not constitute a major policy change.
Minutes:
The Assistant Director Housing and Social Care Commissioning submitted a report to set out the purpose and content of a new Nominations Agreement that determines how Cherwell District Council (‘CDC’) works with registered providers (‘RP’) to nominate households from the housing register to social housing for rent.
Resolved
(1) That the revised Nominations Agreement 2021 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved and it be noted that it will replace the 2017 Nominations Agreement.
(2) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Housing and Social Care Commissioning, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to agree and enter in to any future amendments to the Nominations Agreement that are deemed to be necessary and do not constitute a major policy change.
Reasons
The Nominations Agreement is an important document which sets out the terms and procedures that both CDC and the Registered Providers owning or managing rented accommodation in the district will work to when making or receiving nominations of eligible households to take up occupancy of a vacant home.
The revised Nominations Agreement brings the document up to date and enables charging to be introduced from 1 April 2021. The associated delegation ensures that officers are able to respond quickly to operational demands.
Alternative options
Option 1: To not revise the Agreement. This is rejected on the grounds that we would not be able to introduce charging which is a necessary step in terms of the budget reductions that need to be made.