RESOLVED

A.   That Cabinet approves the decision to accept London Borough of Wandsworth as a new partner in the Regulatory Services Partnership;

B.   That Cabinet agrees to the proposed change to the ‘agreed services’ as defined in the Collaboration Agreement to incorporate private sector housing and pest control treatment services, initially just for Wandsworth;

C.   That Cabinet agrees to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking and Cabinet Member for Community and Culture:

                     i.        to negotiate and agree the terms under which Wandsworth would join the existing shared regulatory service and the changes that would be required to the existing joint committee arrangement and collaboration agreement between Merton and Richmond;

                    ii.        to progress implementation of the expanded shared Regulatory Service in line with the changes agreed.

The Cabinet Member for Community and Culture presented the report on the admission of the London Borough of Wandsworth into the shared Regulatory Services Partnership, and thanked the Officers involved; John Hill, Paul Foster and Raj Patel for all their work on the proposed expansion of this partnership.

RESOLVED

A.   That Cabinet approves the decision to accept London Borough of Wandsworth as a new partner in the Regulatory Services Partnership;

B.   That Cabinet agrees to the proposed change to the ‘agreed services’ as defined in the Collaboration Agreement to incorporate private sector housing and pest control treatment services, initially just for Wandsworth;

C.   That Cabinet agrees to delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking and Cabinet Member for Community and Culture:

                     i.        to negotiate and agree the terms under which Wandsworth would join the existing shared regulatory service and the changes that would be required to the existing joint committee arrangement and collaboration agreement between Merton and Richmond;

                    ii.        to progress implementation of the expanded shared Regulatory Service in line with the changes agreed.