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Timestamp: 2020-02-23 23:46:04
Document Index: 643135342

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 1']

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14/02/2019 - Mental Health Supported Housing Procurement ref: 999 Recommendations Approved
13/02/2019 - Proposals for improved cross London procurement of Temporary Accommodation ref: 998 Recommendations Approved
08/02/2019 - Annual Review of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Rent and associated HRA charges 2019-20 ref: 995 Recommendations Approved
1. That in order to comply with the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved the reduction of Housing Revenue Account rents by 1% from 1st April 2019.
2. That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services noted that the Council continues to exercise its discretion under the rent restructuring policy to set rents for new tenants and transfers on all re-lets at formula target rent from Monday, 1st April 2019.
3. That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved the variation of tenant service charges to be in line with estimated actual costs for 2019/20 from Monday, 1st April 2019.
4. That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved a 3.3% increase (RPI as at September 2019) for charges for car parking, parking spaces, sheds and garages from Monday, 1st April 2019.
To set the Housing Revenue Account tenant rents and other charges for the financial year 2019/20. The City Council is required by law to give tenants at least 28 days’ notice of any variation to the rent charged.
13/02/2019 - Expenditure from the Ward Budget for the Westminster Advice Service run by Zaccheaus 2000 Trust ref: 996 Recommendations Approved
That the expenditure of £18,150 in respect of the proposal detailed in the report be agreed.
£18,150 will contribute to the salary costs of a full-time casework to deliver the advice and services, to ensure that those most in need of benefits and housing advice can access it. Three sessions will be held each week, for 46 weeks a year. These will be 2-hour sessions held in the Beethoven Centre, Church Street library and Pimlico Advice Hub on the Churchill Gardens Estate. The intention is to fill the gaps where there is less provision available within the advice sector. Services provide include tribunal representation for ESA and PIP claims; housing matters such as suitability reviews and possession proceedings; support in Complex Universal Cases where there are multiple issues; ensuring that clients are receiving the correct benefits; and “wrap-around” support to help clients with other issues such as mental health and language support.
The expected overall cost of the one caseworker’s salary would be £32,759 per annum, which includes the employer’s NICs, and pension contribution of 5%. It is anticipated that a significant amount of this salary will be covered by other grants, secured from funders in Westminster. The shortfall can be made up from core funding. Without Ward budget funding, the service cannot be continued in the borough. Funding has currently been secured from Westminster Amalgamated, Strand Parishes, Hyde Park Estate Charity and the Westminster Foundation.
13/02/2019 - Green Plaques to commemorate the centenary of GCHQ ref: 997 Recommendations Approved
COMMEMORATIVE GREEN PLAQUE TO MARK THE SITE OF THE FORMATION OF GCHQ, THE UK’S INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND CYBER AGENCY AT WATERGATE HOUSE, 13-15 YORK BUILDINGS, ADELPHI, LONDON, WC2N 6JU
Notice is hereby given thatthe Cabinet Member for Sports, Culture and Community has made the following executive decision on the above mentioned subject for the reasons set out below.
That the nomination for a Westminster Green Plaque to commemorate the site of the first offices of GCHQ at Watergate House is approved in full.
As the first home of one of Britain's three intelligence agencies, Watergate House is a building of historical interest, and its status as a former top secret location forms a significant part of the heritage of the city. This year marks 100 years since the formation of GCHQ and a Green Plaque provides the opportunity to commemorate the important role it played in post First World War history.
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) has a Green Plaque at 64 Baker Street.
CMfSC&CL/2/2018/2019
01/02/2019 - Self-Build Register fees ref: 993 Recommendations Approved
New regulations on self-build published in 2016 enabled local authorities to charge a fee for entries on to the Self-Build Register (and an annual fee to remain on the register) to cover the cost of the administration involved in compiling the register.
That the Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning approved:
1. Setting the following eligibility criteria for entries onto either Part 1 or Part 2 of the register
o proof of age and nationality;
o payment of the requisite application fee as detailed further in this report;
o the individual or association applying must be seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land in the borough for their own self-build and custom housebuilding project; and
o evidence of sufficient resources to purchase land for their Custom or Self-Build project
2. Setting the following eligibility criteria for entries onto Part 1 of Westminster’s Custom and Self-Build Register:
o a local connection test (subject to the relevant exemption for armed forces personnel) which is in line with the requirements to be entered onto Westminster’s intermediate housing register
3. Charging a £95 fee for entering either Part 1 or Part 2 of the register and a £95 annual fee thereafter to remain on Part 1 of the register from 28 February 2019.
4. Maintaining the existing entries on the register until 31st March 2019 after which date they will be re-assessed against the new eligibility requirements and subject to payment of a £95 annual fee for Part 1 registrations.
To cover the administration costs of running the register and to ensure that the register reflects genuine local demand for land for custom and self-build housing
01/02/2019 - Confirmation of Westminster’s article 4 Direction for changes of use from B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelllinghouses) ref: 992 Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Bayswater; Bryanston and Dorset Square; Church Street; Churchill; Hyde Park; Knightsbridge and Belgravia; Little Venice; Marylebone High Street; Regent's Park; St James's; Tachbrook; Vincent Square; Warwick; West End; Westbourne;
01/02/2019 - School Organisation and Investment Strategy 2018 ref: 991 Recommendations Approved
That the School Organisation and Investment Strategy 2018 contained in Appendix A of the report be approved.
The School Organisation and Investment Strategy sets out the Council’s plans for complying with its statutory duty of providing sufficient school places for every child who needs one. Whilst there is no statutory requirement on the Council to provide an annual report, the details of current and future projections are considered to be of interest to schools, Council Members and the general public.
31/01/2019 - Relocation of Waste Vehicle Depot from Mandela Way to Landmann Way ref: 990 Recommendations Approved
31/01/2019 - Re-procurement of Managing Agents Contract ref: 988 Recommendations Approved
31/01/2019 - Development of sites at Cosway Street, Ashbridge Street and Ashmill Street car park ref: 987 Recommendations Approved
24/01/2019 - Contract Award decision - Services for Older People and Carers ref: 986 Recommendations Approved