Decision details

CR 308 - Commissioning Manager Housing

Decision Maker: Assistant Director Commissioning and Contracts.

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Strategic discussions to bolster strategic capacity in housing and commissioning services across the whole borough including the councils own stock (Housing Revenue Account (HRA) in particular capacity to support work related to;

Older People's Accommodation
Accommodation for people with physical disabilities
Wider strategic work with the Homes for All programme Board.

We have struggled for capacity in these areas for the first year of the programme and this will help to accelerate our plans. Furthermore this will coincide in 2019 with the publication of our Local Plan, housing needs assessment and further decisions with regard to Housing across the borough including HRA stock.

Decision:

To fund a Commissioning Manager that will support housing priorities and report to the Adults, Health and Well-being commissioning structure; directly to the Head of Commissioning and Contracts.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Use identified budget from housing resources to fund capacity in this area

Option 2 - Try to meet the capacity gap with existing resources.

Publication date: 18/12/2018

Date of decision: 12/12/2018

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