A report by the Director of Regeneration, Planning and Housing informed the Cabinet of the decision of the Director for Regeneration, Housing and Planning to extend a number of Supporting People contracts for a period of twelve months.  These extensions had been awarded by the Director under delegated authority. The full details and values of the contracts were listed in Appendix 1 to the report.

The Director’s report also sought the Cabinet’s approval to extend a Supporting People contract awarded to Forum Housing Association who delivered housing related support services to up to 223 young people who were either homeless or at risk.  The proposed contract extension was for a period of twelve months and the details were set out in Appendix 1.

Appendix 1 of the report contained commercially sensitive information regarding contracts, the disclosure of which would not be considered in the presence of the press and public.  Accordingly, Appendix 1 was deemed to be exempt from disclosure under paragraph 3, Part 1 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).  It would be considered in Part 2 of the meeting once the press and public had been excluded (Minute No. 64 refers).

The Acting Director of Law, HR and asset Management informed that one of the contracts relating to Forum Housing Association had outstanding issues that needed to be resolved.

RESOLVED: That:

(1)  the Cabinet agreed that the Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning proceed to extending the Supporting People contracts for socially excluded groups (as detailed in Appendix One to the report) in order to allow for the completion of and alignment with the Homelessness Strategy; and

(2)  the decision to approve the extension to the contract with the Forum Housing Association as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report be deferred to the Leader of the Council, once outstanding issues are satisfactorily addressed.