A report by the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services outlined the progress made in establishing a Merseyside sub-regional choice based lettings (CBL) scheme in line with Government policy. 

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the draft common allocations policy for consultation according to statutory guidance be approved;

(2)  the proposed governance arrangements be approved; 

(3)   the selection of the IT supplier, Abritas be approved;

(4)   the estimated set-up and annual running costs of the scheme together with a preferred cost sharing model be approved;

(5)  the elements of the scheme listed in the report be approved;

(6)  the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services be authorised to enter into an agreement with the other local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton, or at least 3 of them) to govern the implementation of the Abritas contract referred to below;

(7)  the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services enter into a contract with Abritas for the provision of the IT;

(8)  the one-off set-up costs be paid from existing provision, and

(9)  continued development of the scheme with the sub-regional partners be approved.