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West London Lead Members for Housing 16 th November 2010 Nigel Minto Head of Sustainable Communities London Councils nigel.minto@londoncouncils.gov.uk 0207 934 9813. A Framework for Devolved Delivery. Overview. Context Budget Setting Options Reaching a Devolved Delivery Agreement
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West London Lead Members for Housing 16th November 2010Nigel Minto Head of Sustainable Communities London Councilsnigel.minto@londoncouncils.gov.uk0207 934 9813 A Framework for Devolved Delivery
Overview • Context • Budget Setting Options • Reaching a Devolved Delivery Agreement • Monitoring • Questions…
Context 1 • Decentralisation and localism Bill • Will be published within next two weeks. • Effective from April 2012 • Quangos • HRA • Housing funding and delivery • Housing devolution in London • Policy • Delegated Delivery Pilots • Devolving to Deliver Report • Devolved Delivery Framework; • ‘New London Settlement’
Context 2 • Development and Sign-Off • Devolved Delivery Operational Group • Devolved Delivery Steering Group • EIG • HCA London Board • Timing • Borough Investment Agreements due 30 November? • Outline Devolved Delivery Agreement mid-December? • Draft Agreements January? • Final sign-off by HCA London Board March 2011
Budget Setting Options • Single City-wide Housing and Regeneration Pot • Negotiated by Mayor, CLG and HMT • Resources in exchange for agreed outcomes • Alignment between local and Mayoral priorities • Pan-London Mobility • Will need to sit alongside whatever methodology is selected • Two Options • Formulaic • A single formula used to allocate notional and indicative budgets • Discursive • Budget negotiations based on indicative contribution to City-wide outcomes • Resources • Resources likely to be non existant or exceptionally tight in 2011/12
Reaching a Devolved Delivery Agreement • Stage One – Foundation • EOI (1 October) • Borough Investment Plan agreed by HCA (End of October) • City-wide assessment criteria • Referred to EIG on exception basis • Stage Two – From BIP to BIA • Borough Investment Agreement (End of November) • A schedule of schemes, regeneration and stock investment priorities • Commitment to deliver new housing, improve eco standards, mobility • Assessed by EIG, makes recommendations to HCA London Board • Stage Three – Gateway to DDA • Negotiations between London Board and Boroughs (Dec – Mar 2011) • Defining outcomes, budget, responsibilities, monitoring arrangements • Stage Four – Formal Agreement • Single document signed by each party (April 2011)
Monitoring Arrangements • Principles • ‘Light touch’ ; programme rather than project based • Enables local flexibility, provides City-wide reassurance • Transfer of responsibility, not whole budget • Practicalities • Schemes agreed, allocated, delivering; local authorities use IMS • Schemes not agreed; boroughs will need to develop reporting mechanisms • End year flexibility, clawback • People • Borough HCA Relationship, Borough Developer Relationship altered • HCA looking at significant cuts, no budget borough identified
Questions… Impact of reduced grant Impact of 80% ‘affordable’ rents? Role of boroughs in shaping London Housing Strategy? Interaction with Review of Council Housing Finance, New Homes Incentive, Housing Benefit Reform? A Strategic Reserve for the Mayor? HCA/LDA role in joint commissioning, London Housing Company? Legal Status of Devolved Delivery Agreement?