Notice of Meeting CABINET Tuesday, 19 January 2021 - 6:00 pm Meeting to be held virtually Members: Cllr Darren Rodwell (Chair); Cllr Saima Ashraf (Deputy Chair) and Cllr Dominic Twomey (Deputy Chair); Cllr Sade Bright, Cllr Evelyn Carpenter, Cllr Cameron Geddes, Cllr Syed Ghani, Cllr Margaret Mullane and Cllr Maureen Worby Date of publication: 11 January 2021 Claire Symonds Acting Chief Executive Contact Officer: Alan Dawson Tel. 020 8227 2348 E-mail: [email protected] Please note that this meeting will be webcast to enable the press and public to listen to the proceedings of this ‘virtual’ meeting. To view the webcast click here and select the relevant meeting (the weblink will be available at least 24-hours before the meeting). AGENDA 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declaration of Members' Interests In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, Members are asked to declare any interest they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting. 3. Minutes - To confirm as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2020 (Pages 3 - 10) 4. Update on COVID-19 Issues (Page 11) 5. Revenue Budget Monitoring 2020/21 (Period 8, November 2020) (Pages 13 - 31) 6. Procurement of New Credit Union to Deliver a Local Community Banking Service (Pages 33 - 130) 7. Article 4 Direction - Permitted Development Rights Allowing Upwards Extensions to Certain Buildings (Pages 131 - 160) 8. Independent Review of the Fire at Samuel Garside House, Barking (Pages 161 - 228) 9. Modern Slavery Charter Update (Pages 229 - 245) 10. Council Tax Support Scheme 2021/22 (Pages 247 - 263) 11. Calculation and Setting of the Council Tax Base 2021/22 (Pages 265 - 269) 12. Corporate Plan 2020-22 - Q1 and Q2 2020/21 Performance Reporting (Pages 271 - 349) 13. Any other public items which the Chair decides are urgent 14. To consider whether it would be appropriate to pass a resolution to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting due to the nature of the business to be transacted. Private Business The public and press have a legal right to attend / observe Council meetings such as the Cabinet, except where business is confidential or certain other sensitive information is to be discussed. The item below is in the private part of the agenda as it contains commercially confidential information exempt from publication under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972) and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. 15. Regeneration Strategy for Dagenham Dock: Dagenham Freeport (Pages 351 - 358) 16. Any other confidential or exempt items which the Chair decides are urgent Agenda Annex Our Vision for Barking and Dagenham ONE BOROUGH; ONE COMMUNITY; NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND Our Priorities Participation and Engagement To collaboratively build the foundations, platforms and networks that enable greater participation by: o Building capacity in and with the social sector to improve cross- sector collaboration o Developing opportunities to meaningfully participate across the Borough to improve individual agency and social networks o Facilitating democratic participation to create a more engaged, trusted and responsive democracy To design relational practices into the Council’s activity and to focus that activity on the root causes of poverty and deprivation by: o Embedding our participatory principles across the Council’s activity o Focusing our participatory activity on some of the root causes of poverty Prevention, Independence and Resilience Working together with partners to deliver improved outcomes for children, families and adults Providing safe, innovative, strength-based and sustainable practice in all preventative and statutory services Every child gets the best start in life All children can attend and achieve in inclusive, good quality local schools More young people are supported to achieve success in adulthood through higher, further education and access to employment More children and young people in care find permanent, safe and stable homes All care leavers can access a good, enhanced local offer that meets their health, education, housing and employment needs Young people and vulnerable adults are safeguarded in the context of their families, peers, schools and communities Page 1 Our children, young people, and their communities’ benefit from a whole systems approach to tackling the impact of knife crime Zero tolerance to domestic abuse drives local action that tackles underlying causes, challenges perpetrators and empowers survivors All residents with a disability can access from birth, transition to, and in adulthood support that is seamless, personalised and enables them to thrive and contribute to their communities. Families with children who have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) can access a good local offer in their communities that enables them independence and to live their lives to the full Children, young people and adults can better access social, emotional and mental wellbeing support - including loneliness reduction - in their communities All vulnerable adults are supported to access good quality, sustainable care that enables safety, independence, choice and control All vulnerable older people can access timely, purposeful integrated care in their communities that helps keep them safe and independent for longer, and in their own homes Effective use of public health interventions to reduce health inequalities Inclusive Growth Homes: For local people and other working Londoners Jobs: A thriving and inclusive local economy Places: Aspirational and resilient places Environment: Becoming the green capital of the capital Well Run Organisation Delivers value for money for the taxpayer Employs capable and values-driven staff, demonstrating excellent people management Enables democratic participation, works relationally and is transparent Puts the customer at the heart of what it does Is equipped and has the capability to deliver its vision Page 2 AGENDA ITEM 3 MINUTES OF CABINET Tuesday, 15 December 2020 (6:03 - 8:29 pm) Present: Cllr Darren Rodwell (Chair), Cllr Saima Ashraf (Deputy Chair), Cllr Dominic Twomey (Deputy Chair), Cllr Sade Bright, Cllr Evelyn Carpenter, Cllr Cameron Geddes, Cllr Syed Ghani, Cllr Margaret Mullane and Cllr Maureen Worby 52. Declaration of Members' Interests There were no declarations of interest. 53. Minutes (17 November 2020) The minutes of the meeting held on 17 November 2020 were confirmed as correct. 54. Update on COVID-19 Issues The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration gave the following update on COVID-19 issues relating to the Borough: Since the start of the pandemic there had been 3,430 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Borough. The rate was now above London average, at 244 cases per 100,000. In the last week there had been 520 new cases. Testing was increasing at the five sites in the Borough; however, more was needed. The capacity at the testing centres was currently at 40% utilisation. Rapid testing was to be undertaken in the Borough in the next few weeks, which would enable a greater percentage of residents to came forward to be tested; The increasing rate that the virus was spreading was worrying and outbreaks were taking place all over the Borough. Hot spots were moving from week to week, possibly due to a lack of self-isolation for those who had tested positive; The highest case rate by age was for the 45-64 years old group, although it was noted that there were high levels across all ages. With regard to ethnicity, there was no over-representation of any one group and Covid-19 statistics were generally reflective of local population breakdown; Sadly, there had now been 190 deaths in the Borough, which was 11.8% more deaths than would have been expected; The Council was undertaking local contact tracing where the national test and trace system had failed; and It was extremely important for residents to abide by the rules and self-isolate when required. 55. Revenue Budget Monitoring 2020/21 (Period 7, October 2020) and Q2 Capital Programme Monitoring The Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Core Services presented a report on the Councils revenue budget monitoring position for the 2020/21 financial year at 31 October 2020 (period 7). Page 3 The Cabinet Member advised that there were historical pressures on the Council’s budget due to the legacy of an austerity agenda for over a decade. There were further financial pressures which included increased costs, demographic and other demand growth, savings not yet delivered and other risks, which had meant there was an underlying budget variance of £5.743m, largely in Care and Support and My Place. In addition, as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, the lockdown, and subsequent economic impacts, the Council had experienced a high level of additional costs and pressures including loss of service income from fees and charges. This would mean an overall expenditure variance of £27.913m which was an increased estimate since last month as it incorporated some of the COVID-19 associated losses incurred by one of the Council’s subsidiary companies, BDPT. The Cabinet Member highlighted that financial planning was becoming incredibly difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in response to a question, advised that by using reserves prudently the Council was in a better position than many others. The Cabinet Member thanked colleagues and staff for their hard work in