Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the Barking and Dagenham Reside Business Plan 2023-2026.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the Barking and Dagenham Reside Regeneration Ltd (Reside) Business Plan 2023-28 as set out at Appendix A to the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Shareholder Panel, to:

(a)  approve the final timeline for withdrawal of services from the Council and delivery of the detailed Neighbourhood Management model as set out within the Business Plan;

(b)  take all necessary action to enable Reside to carry out its proposals under the Business Plan and to agree any variations to the Business Plan, legal agreements or shareholder agreement as necessary, subject to the provisions of the Subsidy Control Act 2022;

(c)  approve, subject to compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the company’s contract rules, the exercise of all decisions relating to reserved matters to enable Reside to enter into any procurement or other commitment required to enable the delivery of the Business Plan, including:

(i)  The procurement of a substantive repairs and maintenance provider (subject to a successful delivery of a pilot scheme)

(ii)  The procurement of an income collection provider.