Key Decision Plan October 2013 - January 2014


This front sheet lists the key decisions planned to be taken by the Council over the next four-month period.

Further details in relation to these decisions are contained in the separate sheets, which are attached to the front sheet.


Children, Adults and Families

October 2013 - January 2014

  • None

Business and Area Management

October 2013

  • None

November 2013

  • Council budget monitoring report - April to September 2013
  • Sums due to the Council considered irrecoverable - Quarter 2 - 2013/14

December 2013 - January 2014

  • None

Economic Regeneration

October 2013

  • Trinity South Housing - Resolution to pursue a compulsory purchase order
  • Tenancy Policy
  • Trinity South Housing - Acquisitions Strategy

November 2013

  • Tenancy Strategy

December 2013 - January 2014

  • None

Strategy and Performance

October 2013 - January 2014

  • None

Cllr Iain Malcolm (Leader of the Council) 19 September 2013


Council Budget Monitoring Report April to September 2013

Who is responsible for taking the decision

Cabinet

(Cllr Iain Malcolm, Cllr Alan Kerr, Cllr Joan Atkinson, Cllr Michael Clare, Cllr Tracey Dixon, Cllr Jim Foreman, Cllr Emma Lewell-Buck, Cllr Ed Malcolm, Cllr Alan West)

Type of Decision

Key decision

When will the decision be taken

27 November 2013

Purpose of the report

Request approval for budget transfers, in line with the Council's financial regulations.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

Council Budget Monitoring Report April to July along with appendices 1 - 4

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

Open to the public

Contact details for copies of documents

Directorate: Business and Area Management
Contact Officer: Stuart Reid
Phone No: 0191 424 7765
Email: stuart.reid@southtyneside.gov.uk
Postal Address: Town Hall and Civic Offices, South Shields


Sums Due to the Council Considered irrecoverable - Quarter 2 - 2013 / 14

Who is responsible for taking the decision

Cabinet

(Cllr Iain Malcolm, Cllr Alan Kerr, Cllr Joan Atkinson, Cllr Michael Clare, Cllr Tracey Dixon, Cllr Jim Foreman, Cllr Emma Lewell-Buck, Cllr Ed Malcolm, Cllr Alan West)

Type of Decision

Key decision

When will the decision be taken

27 November 2013

Purpose of the report

To support the financial management of the Council.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

Sums Due to the Council Considered Irrecoverable 2013 / 14

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

Private - exempt report (report will contain personal data)

Contact details for copies of documents

Directorate: Business and Area Management
Contact Officer: Stuart Reid
Phone No: 0191 424 7765
Email: stuart.reid@southtyneside.gov.uk
Postal Address: Town Hall and Civic Offices, South Shields


Tenancy Policy

Who is responsible for taking the decision

Cabinet (Lead Member of Housing and Transport, Councillor Jim Foreman)

Type of Decision

Cabinet Approval

When will the decision be taken

2 October 2013

Purpose of the report

The policy sets out the types of tenancies they will grant and interventions to sustain tenancies, prevent unnecessary evictions and tackle tenancy fraud.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

Tenancy Policy

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

Public

Contact details for copies of documents

Directorate: Economic Regeneration
Contact Officer: Lindsay Riddle
Phone No: 0191 4247553
Email: Lindsay.riddle@southtyneside.gov.uk
Postal Address: Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL


Trinity South Housing - Resolution to Pursue a Compulsory Purchase Order

Who is responsible for taking the decision

Cabinet:

  • Cllr Iain Malcolm
  • Cllr Alan Kerr
  • Cllr Joan Atkinson
  • Cllr Michael Clare
  • Cllr Fay Cunningham
  • Cllr Tracey Dixon
  • Cllr James Foreman
  • Cllr Edward Malcolm
  • Cllr Allan West

Type of Decision

Key Decision

When will the decision be taken

2 October 2013

Purpose of the report

To pursue a Compulsory Purchase Order to help implement this regeneration scheme.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

  • Cabinet report
  • Summary of properties to be acquired / legal case

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

Open to the public

Contact details for copies of documents

John Sparkes Corporate Lead - Regeneration,
Town Hall and Civic Offices,
Westoe Road,
South Shields,
NE33 2RL

Email: John.Sparkes@southtyneside.gov.uk


Tenancy Strategy

Who is responsible for taking the decision

  • Cllr I Malcolm
  • Cllr A Kerr
  • Cllr J Foreman
  • Cllr J Atkinson
  • Cllr M Clare
  • Cllr T Dixon
  • Cllr E Lewell Buck
  • Cllr E Malcolm
  • Cllr A West

Type of Decision

Key Decision

When will the decision be taken

28 November 2013

Purpose of the report

The Localism Act 2011 introduced the requirement for all Local Housing Authorities to publish a Tenancy Strategy. This Strategy will set out the Local Authority's stance on the use of flexible and lifetime tenancies.

Registered Providers must have regard to this strategy when formulating their policies in relation to the types and lengths of tenancies they will grant in various circumstances, and the circumstances in which they will grant a future tenancy.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

  • Cabinet Report
  • South Tyneside Council Tenancy Strategy (Annex A)

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

Open to the public

Contact details for copies of documents

Directorate: Economic Regeneration
Contact Officer: Anne Connolly
Phone No: 424 7553
Email: anne.connolly@southtyneside.gov.uk
Postal Address: Strategic Housing, Level 3 Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Rd, South Shields,NE33 2RL


Trinity South Housing - Acquisitions Strategy

Who is responsible for taking the decision

Cabinet:

  • Cllr Iain Malcolm
  • Cllr Alan Kerr
  • Cllr Joan Atkinson
  • Cllr Michael Clare
  • Cllr Fay Cunningham
  • Cllr Tracey Dixon
  • Cllr James Foreman
  • Cllr Edward Malcolm
  • Cllr Allan West

Type of Decision

Key decision

When will the decision be taken

2 October 2013

Purpose of the report

To seek confirmation of funding required to implement the Trinity South Compulsory Purchase Order.

Documents to be submitted to the decision maker

A detailed report which will contain exempt information, so will not be made available to the public and such other documents as may be relevant to the decision as are required

Will the meeting be open to the public or private, and if private for what reason(s)

The report is exempt, and the meeting will not be open to the public for the following reasons:

  1. It contains "exempt" information which falls within paragraph 3 of part 1 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
  2. It has been determined that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because the report contains information about the business and financial affairs of the Council and a third party.

Contact details for copies of documents

The documents to be considered will be exempt from disclosure and consequently copies will not be made available to the public.

John Sparkes Corporate Lead - Regeneration
Town Hall and Civic Offices,
Westoe Road,
South Shields,
NE33 2RL

Email: John.Sparkes@southtyneside.gov.uk