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Decision details

Policy for Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) organisations renting or leasing council property in Westminster

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Community Services and Digital

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Policy for the leasing of council premises by the Voluntary and Community sector (a policy to ensure greater transparency in the financial contributions made by the council to VCS organisations renting council property and to ensure a consistent standard across all VCS organisations renting council property).

Decision:

Summary of Decision

 

  1. That the Draft Policy for VCS organisations renting or leasing council property in Appendix B be approved.
  2. That the Social Value Assessment Matrix for VCS organisations applying to the scheme in Appendix C be approved.
  3. That the General Eligibility Criteria for VCS organisations renting or leasing council property in Appendix D be approved.
  4. That the Financial Eligibility Criteria for VCS organisations renting or leasing council property in Appendix E be approved.
  5. That the Standard Lease Template for VCS organisations renting or leasing council property in Appendix F be approved.
  6. That the Executive Director of Finance and Resources be given delegated authority to approve minor modifications and updates to the policy.

 

Reasons for Decision 

 

A policy is needed to standardise the financial contributions that the council makes towards the market rent of VCS organisations occupying council property, so that the council can be shown to be fair, consistent and transparent in its dealings with the voluntary and community sector.

 

Stuart Love, Chief Executive,

Westminster City Hall,

64 Victoria Street

LONDON SW1E 6QP

 

Publication Date:

1 October 2020

Implementation Date:

1 October 2020

Reference:

 

CMfCS&D/7/2020/21

 

Publication date: 01/10/2020

Date of decision: 01/10/2020

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