Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies from Members of the Committee.

The Chair to announce any items of urgent business circulated separately from the main agenda.

Members to declare any personal and financial interests in items on the agenda. Attention is drawn to the Council’s Constitution; the Council’s Code of Conduct and associated advice.

Members are requested to confirm as an accurate record the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 2024.

No motion or discussion may take place upon the Minutes except as to their accuracy, and any question on this point will be determined by a majority of the Members of the body attending who were present when the matter in question was decided. Once confirmed, with or without amendment, the person presiding will sign the Minutes

To approve the new Equality and Equity Objectives for 2024-28 (as required under the Public Sector Equality Duty) and the associated outcomes

Approved the six new Equality Objectives for 2024-28 (as required under the Public Sector Equality Duty) and the associated actions which have been derived from a variety of consultation exercises and are contained at Appendix A of the report.

Noted the steps being taken by the Council to ensure Equalities planning, outcomes and objectives are placed at the centre of the Council’s service delivery and business planning processes.

Agreed on outcomes that can be used to monitor the Equalities and Equity Objectives, building on the previous Equality and Equity Action Plan monitoring.

Noted the proposal to conduct further work on embedding Equalities across the borough through the work of the Council and its partners and in particular the ongoing work by an officer working group to develop an Equality and Equity Action Plan that will monitor the delivery of the Objective’s pledges.

To agree to establish an intermediate housing register of interest and the priority matrix for the register

Agreed to establish an intermediate housing register of interest in Greenwich.

Agreed the priority matrix for the intermediate housing register of interest as set out in section 4.6.

Delegated authority to the Director of Housing and Safer Communities to determine which occupations are part of the shortage occupations group, based on consultation with officers, residents and employers.

To agree the Royal Borough’s updated Strategic Risk Register and refer it to Council

Agreed the Royal Borough’s updated Strategic Risk Register (Appendix A of the report).

Agreed to refer the Strategic Risk Register to Full Council for noting.

Noted the updated Strategic Risk Register was presented to the Audit & Risk Management Panel for review on 4th September 2024.

To consider and commend to Council the revised Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Gambling Policy

Commended to Full Council the revised Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Gambling Policy in respect of the Gambling Act 2005.

To approve the freehold or long leasehold disposal of the properties listed in the report, and delegate the process for disposal to the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills, to delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills to make the appointments needed to enable these assets to be disposed of

Approved the freehold or long leasehold disposal of the properties listed in Section 4.9 and further detailed in Appendix 1 of the report

Agreed, in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal & Development, to delegate the process for disposal to the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills and note the terms of any disposal will be agreed in accordance with Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution.

Delegated authority to the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills to make the appointments needed to enable these assets to be disposed of effectively, efficiently and at the best price reasonably obtainable.

Noted that the Director of Regeneration Enterprise and Skills will implement the disposal process in accordance with prevailing market conditions or other circumstances.

Noted the asset review is ongoing and further reports will be prepared for Member consideration in line with the Council’s constitution. 

To approve in principle to the disposal of the Housing Revenue Account land at Brookhill Road SE18 6TS and to agree to delegate to the Director of Regeneration Enterprise & Skills authority to agree the individual terms of the disposal.

Approved in principle to the disposal of the Housing Revenue Account land at Brookhill Road SE18 6TS as show in Appendix One site plan and as set out in the Exempt Appendix Two of the report for best consideration reasonably obtainable.

Agreed to delegate to the Director of Regeneration Enterprise & Skills authority to agree the individual terms of the disposal.

Noted that the receipt from this sale will be reinvested into the Housing Revenue Account capital programme.

Agreed to treat the information presented at Exempt Appendix Two of the report as exempt under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A on the basis of: “3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)”.

Agreed that the exempt information, presented at Exempt Appendix Two of the report is not subsequently released to the press or public.   

To approve the Deed of Surrender of the lease of nos. 8 and 14 Carnbrook Road and to note that the properties are held within the Housing Revenue Account

Approved the Deed of Surrender for nil consideration, of the lease of nos. 8 and 14 Carnbrook Road, as set out in appendix one of the report.

Noted that the properties at 8 and 14 Carnbrook Road are held within the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and that in September 2018 Cabinet agreed to the extension of the lease and that for reasons outlined in this report, it was not possible to complete the extension of the lease with the tenant.