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:
Received a report outlining the background and reasons for a panel of preferred Registered Social Landlord (RSL) partners. The report set out the criteria for the selection and brought forward proposals on which RSL’s should comprise the panel. The report also indicated how the strengths of the RSL partners would be matched to the many varying development and regeneration opportunities.
Agreed, in order to enhance the delivery of affordable homes through the assembly of a panel of RSL’s to provide high quality and efficient development and management services, that: