Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk reporting action taken since its last meeting.

Attention was drawn to the Listing Review Procedure for Assets of Community Value (ACV) particularly the fact that under the statutory provisions Members were not able to participate in the review process. It was agreed that the Chairman should write to the relevant Government Department at an appropriate time to advise it of the City Corporation’s concerns about a process which enabled officers to overturn a decision of elected Members.

RESOLVED – that

1.    with regard to Listing Review Procedure for AVCs, the Chairman be authorised to write to the relevant office expressing the City Corporation’s concerns about a process which enabled officers to overturn a decision of elected Members  and that in the meantime it be noted that approval was given to:-

·     the draft Listing Review Procedure previously submitted to the Committee in February;

·     the Chamberlain being designated as the Reviewing Officer; and

·     the Town Clerk being given responsibility for the designation of any other appropriate officer to undertake listing reviews as well as nominating the office to provide administrative and policy support to the Chamberlain as reviewing officer.

2.    It also be noted that approval was given to the following:-

a.    the 2017/18 Pay Policy Statement;

b.    the membership of the four think tanks as set out below being renewed for 2017 as follows:-

·      EPF – £7,500

·      IPPR - £6,300

·      Reform – £9,000

·      LGIU - £9,995

The cost of which was to be met from the 2016/17 Policy Initiative Fund, categorised under the events section of the Fund and charged to City’s Cash.

c.    in connection with the City Corporation becoming the Accountable Body for the Central London sub-region of the London Work and Health Programme (WHP) it:-

·         undertaking the procurement of the WHP in Central London on behalf of Central London Forward member authorities; together with the boroughs of Hackney, Haringey, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham;

·         undertaking the Supplier Selection - SQ phase (previously known as PQQ stage) for WHP on behalf of the four London sub-regional lead authorities, including the London Boroughs of Ealing, Croydon and Redbridge;

·         entering into the required legal arrangements in relation to recommendations 1 and 2 above, including:-

o    the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Department of Works and Pension regarding funding being devolved to Central London;

o    the written agreement with the Lead authorities of the other London sub-regions, to manage the SQ stage of the procurement process for WHP; and

o    the amended joint venture agreement for CLF, to include the boroughs of Hackney, Haringey, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham and to include governance for WHP.

·     becoming a Co-Financing Organisation for the European Social Fund in London, subject to a successful funding application and procurement of a service provider for the Central London WHP; and

·     the Comptroller and City Solicitor making any minor required adjustments on draft legal documentation.

3.    Chairman be authorised to write to the relevant Government Department at an appropriate time to advise them of the City Corporation’s concerns about a process which enabled officers to overturn a decision of elected Members.