Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday 14 November 2019 6.30 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions

Contact: Alison Atherton, Senior Professional - Democratic Services E-mail: alison.atherton@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
250.	Apologies for Absence To receive apologies for absence (if any). Minutes: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillor Antonio Weiss.
251.	Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from: (a) all Members of the Committee, Sub-Committee or Panel; (b) all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that no interests were declared.
252.	Petitions To receive any petitions submitted by members of the public or Councillors. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that no petitions had been received.
253.	Public Questions To receive any public questions received in accordance with paragraph 16 of the Executive Procedure Rules. Questions will be asked in the order in which they were received. There will be a time limit of 15 minutes for the asking and answering of public questions. [The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, Monday 11 November 2019. Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk No person may submit more than one question]. Minutes: To note that no public questions had been received.
254.	Councillor Questions PDF 199 KB View item 254. as DOCX 16 KB To receive any Councillor questions received in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Executive Procedure Rules. Questions will be asked in the order agreed with the relevant Group Leader by the deadline for submission and there be a time limit of 15 minutes. [The deadline for receipt of Councillor questions is 3.00 pm, Monday 11 November 2019]. Additional documents: Cabinet CQ 14-11-19 , item 254. MP3 29 MB Minutes: The Councillor Questions were responded to and the audio recording placed on the Council’s website.
255.	Key Decision Schedule November 2019 - January 2020 PDF 237 KB View item 255. as DOC 150 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: To note the contents of the Key Decision Schedule for the period November 2019 to January 2020 and the postponement of the meeting of Cabinet on 5 December 2019 to 9 January 2020.
256.	Progress on Scrutiny Projects PDF 134 KB View item 256. as DOC 53 KB For consideration Minutes: RESOLVED: To receive and note the current progress of the scrutiny reports.
	RECOMMENDED ITEMS
257.	Corporate Parenting Strategy PDF 141 KB View item 257. as DOCX 69 KB Report of the Corporate Director, People Additional documents: Corporate Parenting - 2 Oct 19 - Rec to Cabinet , item 257. PDF 112 KB View as DOC (257./2) 136 KB 7406121 - Corporate Parenting Strategy 2019-21 , item 257. PDF 400 KB View as DOC (257./3) 194 KB Minutes: Resolved to RECOMMEND: (to Council) That the Corporate Parenting Strategy be approved. Reason for Recommendation: All Councillors were Corporate Parents and needed to understand and confirm how these responsibilities were being carried out to adhere to the requirements of the terms of reference of the Corporate Parenting Panel. [Call-in does not apply to the decision above as it was reserved to full Council.] Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: As set out in the report. Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted: None.
	RESOLVED ITEMS
258.	Review of Housing and Homelessness Strategies PDF 275 KB View item 258. as DOCX 92 KB View the background to item 258. View the decision for item 258. Additional documents: Appendix A Housing Strategy 2019 for Cabinet Meeting final cleared , item 258. PDF 384 KB View as DOCX (258./2) 110 KB Appendix B Homelessness and RS Strategy 2019 for Cabinet Meeting final cleared , item 258. PDF 678 KB View as DOCX (258./3) 148 KB Appendix C Harrow's Housing Evidence Base 1 Affordability of Housing in Harrow , item 258. PDF 838 KB Appendix C Harrow's Housing Evidence Base 2 Population , item 258. PDF 1 MB Appendix C Harrow's Housing Evidence Base 3 Homelessness & Needs , item 258. PDF 785 KB There are a further 5 documents.View the full list of documents for item 258. Minutes: RESOLVED: That (1) the Housing Strategy 2019 be approved; and (2) the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 be approved. Reason for Decision: The Housing Strategy was a key strategic document. Approval of this document enabled the Council’s housing priorities to be set out and communicated to stakeholders. The Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy was both a key strategic document and a statutory requirement. Approval of these documents enabled the Council to set out its’ homelessness priorities, meet its statutory responsibilities and reduced the risk of legal challenge. Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: As set out in the report. Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted: None.
259.	Response to recommendations from the Universal Credit Commission PDF 397 KB View item 259. as DOCX 108 KB View the background to item 259. View the decision for item 259. Report of the Corporate Director of Resources Minutes: RESOLVED: That (1) the Universal Credit Commission Final Report, Annex 1 to the officer report, be noted; and (2) the draft action plan, which had been developed across the Council and wider partnership (Annex 2), be endorsed. Reason for Decision: The Member led commission was set up outside of the current Non-Executive arrangements of the Council so had no constitutional basis. This report allowed a reporting route through to Cabinet in order to endorse the recommendations from the review and to sign up to the draft action plan. Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: As set out in the report. Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted: None.