Issue - decisions

1.      That it be noted that GM’s bid for circa £7m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator funding from BEIS had not been successful, although GM had been included in the reserve list.

2. That it be agreed that the GMCA should be the accountable body for the bid on behalf of GM Local Authorities and Registered Providers, in the event that GM bid was brought forward from the reserve list of bids.

3.      That authority be delegated to the GMCA Treasurer and Monitoring Officer, subject to a successful bid, to contract with BEIS, receipt and defray the funds to partners, in the event that the GM bid was brought forward from the reserve list.

4.      That it be noted that in the event that the GM  bid was brough forward from the reserve list,  equalities impact from this proposal will be managed via utilising delivery companies with robust equality policies and to note the environmental outcome is to substantially reduce the carbon emissions from approximately 250 social homes in GM and to demonstrate innovative delivery mechanisms which can be upscaled and replicated.