DECISION

1.    To note the report (Appendix 1 to the report) of the scrutiny challenge session on the LBTH Premises Charges and Community Benefit Rent Reduction Scheme and agree the action plan (Appendix 2 to the report) in response to the report recommendations.

Action by:

CHIEF EXECUTIVE (W. TUCKLEY)

(Head of Corporate Strategy and Policy (A. Hoque)

Councillor Candida Ronald, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Voluntary Sector, introduced the report which was a response to the Scrutiny challenge session on premises charges and the community benefit rent reduction scheme. The report included an action plan to take the recommendations forward. Some of the recommendations had already been taken forward in other reports to Cabinet including the next two items on this meeting’s agenda.

The Mayor welcomed the report and the work that had been undertaken to simplify and standardise premises charging and arrangements. He noted the pre-decision scrutiny questions and officer responses. He moved the recommendation for the vote and it was agreed without dissent. It was:

RESOLVED

1.    To note the report (Appendix 1 to the report) of the scrutiny challenge session on the LBTH Premises Charges and Community Benefit Rent Reduction Scheme and agree the action plan (Appendix 2 to the report) in response to the report recommendations.