Decision details

Contracting out of Homelessness Reviews

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The proposal is to trial the contracting out of the determination and issuing of homelessness reviews requested by those subject to homelessness decision made by the council up to 31st March 2022

Decision:

(A)          that work to determine and issue, in accordance with the relevant legislation, the outcome of reviews requested by those subject to homelessness decisions made by the council up to 31st March 2022 be    contracted out to a suitably qualified and experienced independent contractor

(B)          authority be delegated to the Head of Housing and Health to appoint a contractor, in accordance with the council’s Contract Procurement Rules, from the Hertfordshire Framework Agreement for Homelessness Reviews Contracts developed by Three Rivers and Watford Councils

(C)          authority be delegated to the Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, acting in consultation with the Head of Housing and Health, to review the outcome of the trial of the contracted out service and determine whether or not to contract out this function beyond the trial period.

 

Report author: Councillor Jeff Jones

Publication date: 07/01/2021

Date of decision: 05/01/2021

Decided at meeting: 05/01/2021 - Executive

Effective from: 15/01/2021

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