Decision details

Received a report responding to the Scrutiny Management Board (SMB) following its consideration of the Call-In received with respect to the Executive's decision of 7 October 2003 to set up a panel of preferred Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to partner the Council to deliver new affordable homes, excellent housing services and regeneration initiatives (Minute 141 refers).

Agreed, in order to strengthen the Council’s ability to deliver high quality new affordable homes and bring about regeneration programmes for the community, as well as drive up performance standards ensuring greater accountability, to:

1. Admit London and Quadrant Housing Trust (subject to the condition set out in paragraph 5.1) and Presentation Housing Association to the preferred RSL partner panel;

2. Continue to monitor the performance of Southern Housing Group, with a further report to be presented to the Executive in March 2004;

3. Adopt the selection criteria for RSL partners as set out in paragraph 5.3 of the report for future assessments;

4. Request the RSL forum which is being established within the Barking and Dagenham Partnership, to monitor on a quarterly basis the performance of the Council’s RSL partners; and

5. Receive annual reports reviewing the RSL partner panel and consider any proposals to add or exclude any RSLs.