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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Nilgun Canver. |
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Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items of Urgent Business will be dealt with at Item 23 below. New items of exempt Urgent Business will be dealt with at Item 28 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were no new items of Urgent Business. |
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Declarations of Interest A Member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.
A Member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member's judgment of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, license, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.
Additional documents: Minutes: Declarations of interest were made by Councillor Alan Strickland and Councillor Ann Waters in relation to Item 11 Haringey Credit Union. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2012 as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2012 be confirmed as a correct record. |
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Deputations/Petitions/Questions To consider any requests received in accordance with Standing Orders. Additional documents: Minutes: A deputation was received from Mr Chris Taylor of UNISON with respect to Item 15 Changes to the Supply of Community Equipment in Haringey. |
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Matters Referred to Cabinet by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee PDF 105 KB For Cabinet to note:
Note by the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services
Part 4 Section G Paragraph 1.3 (vii) of the Constitution states that following endorsement by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, final reports and recommendations will be presented to the next available Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet will note the report and request a responding report from the Chief Executive or Chief Officer and Cabinet Member responsible. The request is to be available within six weeks of the request and will include a detailed tabulated implementation action plan.
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Minutes: Children Missing from Care and from Home Cabinet received the review above, which had been commissioned in the light of a recommendation of a previous scrutiny review of Corporate Parenting, in response to concerns that were expressed regarding missing children.
Councillor Ejiofor advised that there the review had focussed on three categories of children who went missing from home: children in Haringey Council’s care; children in the care of other Local Authorities placed in Haringey and; children who went missing from home.
In conclusion Councillor Ejiofor thanked members of the Corporate Parenting Committee for their assistance and commended the review’s recommendations for adoption.
The Cabinet Member for Children thanked members of the panel for the work that they had undertaken as part of the review.
Men’s Health: Getting to the Heart of the Matter Cabinet received the review above, which had been commissioned to look at the health of men aged forty years and over living in the most deprived areas of the Borough.
Councillor David Winskill, Chair of the panel, noted that tackling health inequalities was a key for the Borough and that the survey conducted as part of the review provided a useful insight into attitudes of the men focussed on.
RESOLVED:
That the reviews into ‘Children Missing from Care and from Home’ and ‘Men’s Health: Getting to the Heart of the Matter’ be noted an, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution, officers be requested to submit a Cabinet response, including a tabulated implementation action plan.
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Response to Overview and Scrutiny Review of Registered Housing Providers PDF 78 KB (Report of the Director of Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing) To approve the response to the Overview and Scrutiny Review of Registered Housing Providers. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cabinet received a report setting out the Service’s response to the scrutiny review of Registered Housing Providers, which was received by Cabinet on 20 March 2012.
The Cabinet Member for Housing expressed his thanks to members of the scrutiny panel and to officers from the Housing Service for their work.
RESOLVED:
That the proposed actions, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, in response to the scrutiny review of Registered Housing Providers, be approved, subject to the amendment set out below to the service response to Recommendation 1 (d):
‘A yearly calendar of meetings will be published in advance and all relevant papers, including those for the Haringey Housing Forum, will be circulated to RPs’. |
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Financial Outturn 2011/12 PDF 3 MB (Report of the Assistant Director Finance to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) To note provisional revenue and capital outturn for 2011/12 and to consider revenue and capital carry forward requests and approve 2012/13 virements proposals.
REPORT TO FOLLOW
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that set out the provisional revenue and capital outturn for 2011/12, proposed revenue and capital carry forward requests and virements proposals for 2012/13.
In response to a query the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction advised that areas of capital under spend would normally be put back into the general fund. If a case was made highlighting specific circumstances that warranted a carry forward this would be considered.
RESOLVED:
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The Council's End of Year Performance Assessment 2011/12 PDF 40 KB (Report of the Assistant Chief Executive to be introduced by the Leader of the Council) To inform Cabinet of progress against the Council’s priorities for 2011/12 and to set out the end of year position.
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Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that provided an overview of progress against the Council’s priorities for 2011/12 and that outlined the end of year position with respect to this.
RESOLVED:
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Council Plan 2012 - 2014 PDF 136 KB (Report of the Assistant Chief Executive to be introduced by the Leader of the Council) To consider and approve the Council Performance Plan for 2012- 2014. Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that presented the draft Council Plan for 2012 – 2014 for adoption.
RESOLVED:
That the Council Plan 2012 – 2014 be adopted. |
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Haringey Credit Union PDF 534 KB (Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Social Inclusion) To consider options to support the Credit Union including the provision of a subordinate loan.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought agreement to issue a subordinated loan to the Credit Union of up to £750k over the next three years.
The Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Social Inclusion advised that the loan was dependent on the Credit Union improving its targeting of loans towards people who were unable to access cheaper sources of credit and that it also required new targets with respect to encouraging regular savings to be met.
In response to a query it was noted that there were no plans to convert the loan into a grant in the future.
RESOLVED:
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Alterations Policy for Lease Holders PDF 918 KB (Report of the Director Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing) To consider the adoption of a new policy with regard to approving alterations by leaseholders.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that presented proposals for introducing a formal policy for the issuing of landlord consent for alterations made by leaseholders of Council housing.
RESOLVED:
That the following proposals be approved:
Ø Letter of consent Ø License Ø Variation of the lease
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Out of Borough Estate - Waltham Cross PDF 490 KB (Report of Director of Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing) To consider the disposal of the Waltham Cross Estate to a Registered Housing Provider.
REPORT TO FOLLOW Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought approval of the disposal of the Waltham Cross estate to a Registered Housing Provider.
In response to a question Cabinet was advised that the nomination rights negotiated with the Housing Association were considered to be favourable. In terms of the succession rights attached to tenancies, new legislation under the Localism Act 2011, gave Registered Housing Providers the ability to determine the basis of these and therefore this could not be specified as part of the sale of the estate.
Further discussion regarding exempt information, set out under Item 25 of the agenda, was discussed in closed session.
RESOLVED:
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Provision of Cleaning Services for the Council's Operational Buildings PDF 803 KB (Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) To seek agreement from Cabinet to confirm its earlier decision to proceed with the outsourcing of the service and to approve the award of the proposed framework agreement and call-off contract for cleaning services.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought confirmation of an earlier decision regarding the externalised procurement of cleaning services, which had been agreed in principal as part of the Council’s budget for 2011/12.
Further discussion regarding exempt information, set out under Item 26 of the agenda, was discussed in closed session.
RESOLVED:
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Changes to the Supply of Community Equipment in Haringey PDF 485 KB (Report of the Director of Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) To seek agreement to enter into a framework arrangement for the purchase, delivery, collection, maintenance and recycling of community equipment with the West London Consortium.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet received a report that set out proposals with respect to changes in the way community equipment from Haringey Council would be issued.
Prior to consideration of the report a deputation was taken from Mr Chris Taylor of UNISON.
Mr Taylor began by noting that UNSION was pleased that the decision with respect to this item had been taken to Cabinet for decision. He expressed concern regarding the public consultation that had been undertaken and contended that the questions used in the survey had been designed in such a way as to lead people towards agreeing with the changes proposed. Mr Taylor also noted that the use of ‘plain English’ would have been helpful.
With regard to the consultation and communication with staff and UNISON Mr Taylor contended that this had been carried out in an inconsistent way and that information that was given verbally had not subsequently been followed up with written confirmation. He suggested that the lack of written records
In conclusion Mr Taylor contended that linking the proposed changes to the move towards offering service users greater choice was misleading as these were not separate issues.
The Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services, Councillor Vanier, thanked Mr Taylor for his deputation and noted that the public consultation undertaken had taken place over a one month period and that as part of this three hundred users of services, families and others had been contacted. The views of those who had responded, along with an Equalities Impact Assessment, were included within the report.
It was noted that the point of the consultation had been to inform the public that the service would be outsourced and to provide assurance that any new model of service delivery would continue to meet the needs of service users.
Councillor Vanier noted that at a staff meeting held on 5 March 2012, which was attended by UNISON, it had been clarified that management intended to initiate an informal consultation process with staff. At this meeting staff were advised of the timetable for the formal consultation process and that this was expected to commence at the end of March for a one month period. In addition staff had also been advised that if the proposals were agreed these would include a TUPE agreement.
Cabinet then considered the report and further discussion regarding exempt information, set out under Item 27 of the agenda, was discussed in closed session.
RESOLVED:
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Disposal of Surplus Properties PDF 162 KB (Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) To authorise the disposal of the Council’s freehold interest in three properties. Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to dispose of the Council’s freehold interest in three properties that were no longer required.
Further discussion regarding exempt information, set out under Item 28 of the agenda, was discussed in closed session.
RESOLVED:
That the Head of Corporate Property Services be authorised to dispose of the Council’s freehold interest in three properties (A, B and C) as identified in the exempt part of the report. That |
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Funding Options for Services for Young People PDF 124 KB (Report of the Director of Children’s Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children) To consider funding options for services for young people.
REPORT TO FOLLOW
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to release £400k of funding to support the delivery of the Youth Strategy and that set out proposals for the use of this funding.
The Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction advised that the additional funding would be focused exclusively on the delivery of three key areas set out in the report including the summer programme for 2012. The summer programme would be particularly significant this year with the Olympic and Paralympic Games and associated activities taking place across London.
It was requested that ‘spot checks’ were carried out by officers to ensure that the activities funded were undertaken as agreed.
RESOLVED:
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Funding Arrangements for Local Authority Child Care in Haringey PDF 1 MB (Report of the Director of Children’s Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children) To seek approval of proposed changes to the Council’s fee structure charges for under five’s childcare provided by the Council’s Children’s Centres.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that sought agreement to proposed changes to the fee structure and charges made by the Council for childcare for children under five years of age for childcare offered through the Council’s Children’s Centres.
RESOLVED:
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Appointment of Cabinet Committees 2012/13 PDF 116 KB (Report of the Assistant Chief Executive to be introduced by the Leader of the Council) To approve the appointment of Cabinet Committees for 2012/13.
REPORT TO FOLLOW
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that set out appointments to Cabinet Committees for 2012/13 and agreement to the formal disestablishment of the Cabinet Procurement Committee and Cabinet Voluntary Sector Committees.
It was noted that in the report Councillor Adamou had been listed as Chair of the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Panel and that this should be amended to Councillor Stewart.
RESOLVED:
Adult Safeguarding Committee Councillor Egan Councillor Mallett Councillor Winskill
Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Panel Councillor Adamou Councillor Allison Councillor Stewart (Chair) Hilary Corrick (Independent Member) X1 Labour Position TBC
Corporate Parenting Committee Councillor Allison Councillor Brabazon Councillor Reece Councillor Solomon Councillor Stennett Councillor Waters (Chair) X1 Labour Position TBC
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Appointment of Partnership Bodies 2012/13 PDF 110 KB (Report of the Assistant Chief Executive to be introduced by the Leader of the Council) To approve the appointment of Members to Partnership bodies for 2012/13.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a report that set out proposed appointments to statutory partnership bodies for 2012/13.
It was noted that in the report Councillor Watson had been listed as being appointed to the shadow Health and Wellbeing Board and that this should be amended to Councillor Waters.
RESOLVED:
That the Members indicated below be appointed to serve on the Children’s Trust, Community Safety Partnership and shadow Health and Wellbeing for 2012/13:
Children’s Trust Councillor Kober (Ex Officio) Councillor Brabazon Councillor Reece Councillor Waters (Chair) (Ex Officio)
Community Safety Partnership Councillor Newton Councillor Watson (Chair) (Ex Officio)
Shadow Health and Wellbeing Board Councillor Kober Councillor Vanier Councillor Waters |
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Minutes of Other Bodies PDF 84 KB To note the minutes of the following bodies:
Ø Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee - 19 March 2012 Ø Cabinet Member Signing - 2 April 2012 Ø Cabinet Member Signing - 4 April 2012 Ø Cabinet Procurement Committee - 12 April 2012 Ø Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Committee – 19 April 2012 Ø Cabinet Member Signing - 27 April 2012 Additional documents:
Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the following meetings be noted:
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Delegated Decisions and Significant Actions PDF 914 KB (Report of the Assistant Chief Executive): To inform the Cabinet of delegated decisions and significant actions taken since the last Cabinet meeting on 20 March 2012.
Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet received a report that detailed the delegated decisions and significant actions taken by Directors since the previous Cabinet meeting.
RESOLVED:
That the report be noted. |
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New Items Of Urgent Business To consider any items admitted at Item 2 above. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no new items of Urgent Business. |
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Exclusion of the Press and Public The following items are likely to be the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public as they contain exempt information which either relates to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) or the amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods and services.
Note from the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services
Items 25, 26, 27 and 28 allow for the consideration of exempt information in relation to Items 13, 14, 15, and 16 respectively, which appear earlier within the agenda.
Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
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Out of Borough Estate - Waltham Cross (Report of Director of Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing) To consider exempt information pertaining to Item 13 above.
REPORT TO FOLLOW
Minutes: Cabinet considered exempt information a report
RESOLVED:
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Provision of Cleaning Services for the Council's Operational Buildings (Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) To consider exempt information pertaining to agenda Item 14 above.
Minutes: Cabinet |
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Changes to the Supply of Community Equipment in Haringey (Report of the Director of Adult and Housing Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) To consider exempt information pertaining to agenda Item 15 above.
Minutes: Cabinet |
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Disposal of Surplus Properties (Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction) To consider exempt information pertaining to agenda Item 16 above.
Minutes: Cabinet |
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New Items of Exempt Urgent Business To consider any new exempt items of Urgent Business admitted under Item 2 above. Minutes: There were no new items of exempt Urgent Business. |