Issue - meetings
Relocation of the Children's Social Care Services Teams
Meeting: 11/02/2014 - Cabinet (Item 18)
18 Relocation of the Children's Social Care Services Teams 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report provided details of a proposal to seek authority to take a lease or leases of premises and ancillary parking to relocate the Children’s Social Care Services’ Teams.
The report set out a further proposal thatthe three existing Children’s Social Care Services Teams’ premises at Woodlands Place Gillingham, The Redvers Centre Chatham and The Elaine Centre Strood be declared surplus. This would enable them to be disposed of or let on the best terms reasonably obtainable and that Full Council make an addition to the capital programme to fund the moves.
The premises were outlined within Appendix 1 to the report and it was noted that a Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken, which was attached at Appendix 2 to the report. This assessment had indicated that a fuller Diversity Impact Assessment was not necessary.
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43/2014 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director, Legal and Corporate Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to take a lease or leases of premises and ancillary parking to relocate the Children’s Social Care Services Teams to on the best terms reasonably obtainable. |
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44/2014 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director, Legal and Corporate Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to declare surplus Woodlands Place Gillingham, so that it can be disposed of or let on the best terms reasonably obtainable. |
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45/2014 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director, Legal and Corporate Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to declare surplus the Redvers Centre, Chatham so that it can be disposed of or let on the best terms reasonably obtainable. |
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46/2014 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director, Legal and Corporate Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to declare surplus the Elaine Centre, Strood so that it can be disposed of or let on the best terms reasonably obtainable. |
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47/2014 |
The Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council to add £185,000 to the capital programme, funded by the capital receipts generated by the disposal of the present premises, for the ‘fitting out’ and relocation costs in moving the Children’s Social Care Services’ teams to new premises. |
Reasons:
In order to reduce revenue costs, improve service delivery, realise capital receipts, reduce the council’s maintenance requirement and gain investment in the Medway area.