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Report of the Director of Adult and Housing Services   - To be introduced by  the Cabinet Member for Housing) – The report will provide details of investment priorities and procurement arrangements that are proposed for  2012-13 Decent Homes Programme , together with details of a number of other investment priorities that are recommended for inclusion in the programme when funding becomes available.

The Cabinet received a report that sought approval of the investment priorities and procurement arrangements that were proposed for the 2012/13 Decent Homes Programme.

RESOLVED:

1. That the Decent Homes funding that is anticipated between 2012 and 2015 (including the provisional allocations in 2013/14 and 2014/15) be noted.

2. That the proposed priorities for 2012/13 (Year 5 of the Decent Homes Programme) as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be approved.

3. That the ‘reserve list’ of homes, detailed in Appendix 2 of the report, be noted and approved and that these homes should be added to the Decent Homes Programme when funds allowed for this.

4. That the 2012/13 programme is delivered through a mini-tender of the four Decent Homes Programme contractors and that delegated authority for the approval of these contracts is given to the Director of Adult and Housing Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.