Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Council’s processes for dealing with its statutory obligations in respect of Community Right to Challenge applications and Community Right to Bid nominations.

Cabinet resolved:

(i)  To approve the policies, procedures and timescales for the implementation of the Community Rights to Challenge and Bid, as set out in the report and its appendices;

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Crime, Justice and Communities and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to make any necessary amendments to the Council’s policies, procedures and timescales in relation to the Community Rights to Challenge and Bid;

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to make arrangements for decision making (including the appointment of relevant officers to undertake statutory functions) in relation to the Community Rights to Challenge and Bid; and

(iv)  To delegate authority to Corporate Directors, in consultation with the appropriate Portfolio Holders, to make and implement arrangements within their respective departments in relation to the Community Rights to Challenge and Bid.