Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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
(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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