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(Report of Assistant Chief Executive) To approve proposals to put in place a window for accepting Expressions of Interest under the Community Right to Challenge.

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The Leader considered a report that set out proposals for managing the new Community Right to Challenge, which formed part of the Localism Act 2011 and gave community groups the right to challenge Council’s to run local services.  

RESOLVED:

1. That the decision and notification timetables required under sections 82 to 84 of the Localism Act 2011, as set out below, be approved:

a)     To accept Expressions of Interest under the Community Right to Challenge during the period 1 March to 30 April annually,  commencing in 2013

b)     Determination of those Expressions of Interest to be made within five months and reported to Cabinet each year at its September meeting

c)      Following the acceptance of any Expressions of Interest, the resultant procurement process would commence no sooner than three months and no later than six months from the date of determination, with the exception of complex procurement, which would commence within nine months

2. That it be agreed that an officer working groups should be established to develop the governance and decision making process for the assessment of Expressions of Interest and that this group would report back to Cabinet.