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Report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Leisure Services seeking approval to purchase the vacant Children’s Referral Unit at Selborne Avenue, Harefield from the General Fund and convert into temporary homeless accommodation, attached.

NOTE: This report is presented as a general exception item in accordance with paragraph 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of Part 4 of the Council's Constitution. 

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 12/13 10038)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forHousing and Leisure and having received representations from a member of the public, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, the addition of a £1,270,000 Homeless Temporary Accommodation scheme to the Modern Facilities  section of the HRA Capital Programme for the appropriation, from the General Fund, of the former Children’s Referral Unit  in Selborne Avenue and for the refurbishment of Selbourne Avenue and Oatlands House to be funded by capital receipts from the sale of Seymour House and a virement from savings  in the 2013/14 Housing  Refurbishment scheme as detailed in Appendix 2.

(ii)  To approve in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules expenditure in financial year 2013/14 of £1,270,000 (including fees) on the Homeless Temporary Accommodation scheme.

(iii)  To note the proposed disposal of Seymour House following completion of works to Selbourne Avenue and Oatlands House.