Broadcasted on: Wednesday, 15th of January 2025 at 19:00 UTC
Cabinet
Broadcasted on: Wednesday, 15th of January 2025 at 19:00 UTC
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Opening
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Apologies
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Declarations by Members of Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Compulsory Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests and Voluntary Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests in Matters on this Agenda
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Minutes
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2024.
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Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Rent Review 2025/26 (CS/2025/02)
Report of the Cabinet Member for Better Homes
With nearly 23,000 tenants and 9,000 leaseholders, Camden is the fourth largest local authority social landlord in London and the twelfth largest in England. In our role as landlord we have a crucial role in residents’ lives by providing high quality homes for tenants, ensuring our estates support people’s health, and supporting our communities. The Housing and Repairs Transformation programme and the Housing Investment Strategy are critical to fulfilling this role.
The national funding system for social housing is broken. Decisions taken by the previous government have resulted in £168m of lost rental income since 2016. At the same time cost pressures in the form of inflation, interest, fire & building safety, damp & mould and disrepair have mounted up. Together the lost rental income and cost pressures have created a severe financial challenge.
This report sets out how the Council intends to deliver on its strategic objectives for housing in the increasingly challenging financial climate that the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is operating in. It sets out a balanced budget and proposed levels of rent and service charges from 1 April 2025 for the financial year 2025/26, which includes savings as part of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) approved at Cabinet in January 2023 and some increases to those savings targets during 2025/26.
The report is coming to the Cabinet because the Council is required to set a balanced HRA budget for each year and set levels of rent and charges for the HRA.
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Housing Investment Strategy (SC/2024/40)
Report of the Cabinet Member for Better Homes
The Council’s ambition is to be an excellent social landlord that places its tenants at the top of its priorities and provides quality housing that meets, and where possible, exceeds regulatory requirements. We aim to deliver services to residents that are easy to access and are underpinned by open and transparent communication. This ambition includes work to make our estates more pleasant places to live, and our homes much more energy efficient, and ultimately zero-carbon. The Council is also committed to increasing the supply of good quality, energy efficient, family friendly homes through its Community Investment Programme, through its Registered Provider Camden Living, and through its acquisition programmes.
This report responds to two key challenges which the Council faces: an urgent need to address the local housing crisis through the development and acquisition of good quality homes, and a significant shortfall in its finances to maintain its existing portfolio to the necessary standards to ensure regulatory compliance and the safety of residents. These are not independent challenges; and it is therefore essential that the Council takes a holistic approach in its response.
Within this context the report sets out the Council’s Housing Investment Strategy and how it will add to and adapt its housing stock through the Community Investment Programme, Camden Living and acquisition programmes. To support the ambitions of the Housing Investment Strategy, the report also details a 5-year investment strategy for the Council’s current homes, to improve their quality and make sure residents are safe, warm and dry. The strategy responds to significant change nationally in social housing regulation, especially the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and Building Safety Act 2022 and embeds their requirements in the specific context of Camden. It details investment priorities, funding arrangements and the proposed capital works to be delivered.
The report also considers the outcomes for residents and how some of the Council’s homes are not at the standard they should be, either because of how they are built or because of the investment they need.
The report is coming to Cabinet because it has significant implications for investment in the Council’s homes across all wards, requires the allocation of significant capital budgets, and recommends an active approach to managing the Council’s housing stock, which is focused on securing better homes for Council residents and actively addressing poor quality or high-cost homes.
Housing Investment Strategy report
Apx A - Housing Investment Strategy
Apx B - Housing Asset Management Strategy
Apx B2 - Asset Feasibility Study Template
Apx C - Equality Impact Assessment - Housing Investment Strategy
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Review of the Council’s Additional Houses in Multiple Occupation Licensing Scheme and Proposal to Consult on Renewal of Scheme (SC/2025/08)
Report of the Cabinet Member for Better Homes
This report details the review into the current Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing scheme designation and seeks agreement to a statutory consultation on proposals to introduce a new designation for 5-years, upon the expiry of the current scheme on 8 December 2025. Whilst there has been improvements in conditions as a result of the current scheme, more work is needed, due to non-compliance with licence conditions and those seeking to avoid licensing.
Review of additional HMO licensing scheme rpeort
Appendix 1 - Review report of current scheme
Appendix 2 - Fees and charges 2025
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Integrated Sexual Health Commissioning Strategy 2024/25 to 2029/30 (PH/2025/01)
Report of the Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care
This report sets out the procurement approach and seeks approval for the contract award for the delivery of the integrated sexual health service across Camden, Barnet, Haringey and Islington. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning most sexual health interventions and services as part of their wider public health responsibilities, with costs met from the ring-fenced public health grant. While local authorities can make decisions about provision based on local need, there are also specific legal requirements ensuring the provision of certain services, which are set out in the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013.
Previously, the Integrated Sexual Health service was commissioned jointly with the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Islington, with Islington acting as the Lead Commissioner (host borough). The contract started on 3 July 2017 and was awarded to Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust.
Camden are leading on the re-commissioning process on behalf of all four boroughs during 2024 for the new contract to begin on 1 July 2025. Although there have been some changes in the types and levels of activity since the pandemic e.g. an increase in online activity such as sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and a consequent decrease of “in clinic” testing, the core principles, objectives and requirements of the current service specification will remain unchanged. Local authorities now have to arrange relevant health care services, such as these, by following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, which came into effect on 01 January 2024. Officers are proposing to use the Direct Award Process (option C) available under the Regulations to award the new contract to the current provider (CNWL). The new contract will begin on 1 July 2025 for 3 years with a further optional two extensions of one-year each at an annual value across the four boroughs of £9,505,178 per annum, £47,525,890 in aggregate including contract extensions. Camden’s investment will be £2,148,300 and £10,741,500 respectively.
This report is coming to Cabinet in accordance with Contract Standing Order C4.1.
Integrated Sexual Commissioning Strategy report
Appendix A - Evaluation Summary of CNWL Current Performance and Future Contract Delivery
Appendix B EQIA Assessment Form Sexual Health Service FINAL_APPROVED
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Approval of Resource Base for Council Tax and Business Rates (CS/2025/05)
Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living
This report seeks approval of the resource bases for both Council Tax and Business Rates. The Council Tax base shows the number of dwellings in the borough, and any discounts, exemptions or premiums that have been granted. This data is primarily used to establish the amount of Council Tax that can be raised locally to fund services, as well as a wide range of other purposes, including grant allocations and policy development. It is also used by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Garden Square Committees to work out their precept on the Council Tax.
The Business Rates Base shows how much in Business Rates is likely to raised when rates are charged at the levels set by Central Government. The Council is required to submit a certified NNDR1 return, containing a more detailed analysis of the Business Rates forecast, to both the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the GLA by the 31 January 2025.
The report is coming to the Cabinet and then to Council because the Constitution requires the Council to approve the Council Tax base every year and because the Business Rates yield forms an important part of the 2025-26 Budget and Council Tax setting report which is due to come to Cabinet in February.
Approval of Resource Base for Council Tax and Business Rates report
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Minutes , 11/12/2024 Cabinet
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HRA Budget Rent Review report
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Appendix D Equalities Impact Assessment 2025.26
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Appendix E- DMC views
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Housing Investment Strategy report
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Apx A - Housing Investment Strategy
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Apx B - Housing Asset Management Strategy
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Apx B1 - Capital Programme
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Apx B2 - Asset Feasibility Study Template
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Apx C - Equality Impact Assessment - Housing Investment Strategy
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Review of additional HMO licensing scheme rpeort
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Appendix 1 - Review report of current scheme
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Appendix 2 - Fees and charges 2025
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Appendix 3 - Equalities Impact Assessment
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Appendix 4 - Consultation questions
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Integrated Sexual Commissioning Strategy report
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Appendix A - Evaluation Summary of CNWL Current Performance and Future Contract Delivery
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Appendix B EQIA Assessment Form Sexual Health Service FINAL_APPROVED
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Appendix C CNWL Security Assessment - October 2024
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Approval of Resource Base for Council Tax and Business Rates report
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