For the Deputy Chief Executive - Place, in consultation with the Group Finance Director (Section 151 Officer) and the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) to enter into a contract with Buckingham Futures, for £790,500 for 1 year (with an option to extend for up to three years in total) as part the Selective Licensing scheme.

This will deliver up to 1,300 property licensing Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspections per annum for 12 months with an option to extend up to 2 additional 12 months periods based on performance and at the Council’s entire discretion. If extended to give three years total, the expected total inspections to be around 3,900. These inspections will be lower risk properties allowing the council to focus resources on enforcement of the scheme.