4. Prior to the appraisal of any application for HAG to provide, improve and adapt units, a local authority shall determine the appropriate funding route for each grant applicant based on–
(a)the performance grading of the grant applicant; and
(b)the record of the grant applicant in managing programmes and projects efficiently and in delivering programmes and projects which that local authority considers represent good value for money.
5. Once the appropriate funding route is determined for each grant applicant a local authority shall ensure that in any case where a grant applicant is applying for HAG to provide, improve and adapt units that–
(a)the procedures in paragraph 6 shall apply to funding route 1 cases; and
(b)the procedures in paragraph 7 shall apply to funding routes 2, 3 and 4 cases.
6.—(1) A local authority shall ensure that, in a case where it determines that funding route 1 applies, a grant applicant submits to that local authority a programme proposal report in terms satisfactory to, and in a form to be specified by, that local authority, detailing–
(a)all proposed HAG projects to be undertaken by the grant applicant for a period up to 3 years;
(b)the design and specification standards the grant applicant seeks to achieve for each project; and
(c)the grant applicant’s policies and procedures for managing procurement processes to ensure that the standards in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above are achieved.
(2) Following receipt and appraisal of a programme proposal report, a local authority may issue a programme agreement indicating the amount of HAG that it may make available to a grant applicant over a period of up to 3 years which programme agreement shall specify–
(a)target outputs;
(b)HAG subsidy target; and
(c)project locations.
(3) Once a programme agreement has been issued, the local authority shall ensure in relation to each project that a grant applicant submits in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–
(a)at acquisition stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority;
(b)at cost plan stage, where that local authority considers necessary, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority; and
(c)at tender stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority.
7.—(1) A local authority shall ensure that in a case where it determines that either funding routes 2, 3 or 4 apply, a grant applicant submits to that local authority a project proposal report for the project to be undertaken by that grant applicant in terms satisfactory to, and in a form to be specified by, that local authority.
(2) Following receipt and appraisal of a project proposal report, a local authority may issue a scheme agreement indicating the amount of HAG that it may make available to a grant applicant in respect of the project which scheme agreement shall specify–
(a)funding route that applies;
(b)purpose of the project;
(c)project location;
(d)timescales for work connected to the project; and
(e)target outputs.
(3) In a case where funding route 2 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–
(a)at acquisition stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority, and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority;
(b)at cost plan stage, where that local authority considers necessary, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority; and
(c)at tender stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority.
(4) In a case where funding route 3 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–
(a)at acquisition stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority, and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority; and
(b)at cost plan and at tender stage either–
(i)an application using the form to be specified by that local authority at cost plan stage and then at tender stage a report using the form to be specified by that local authority; or
(ii)a report using the form to be specified by that local authority at cost plan stage and then at tender stage an application using the form to be specified by that local authority,
save where a local authority considers it unnecessary to submit an application or report at cost plan stage in which case an application using the form to be specified by that local authority shall be submitted at tender stage.
(5) In a case where funding route 4 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–
(a)at acquisition stage, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority;
(b)at cost plan stage, where that local authority considers necessary, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority; and
(c)at tender stage, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority.
8. Where a grant applicant applies for HAG for lead tenancies, a local authority shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority, in such terms as that local authority considers to be satisfactory, applications using the forms to be specified by that local authority together with any additional information as may be required.
9. Where a grant applicant applies for HAG for repairs, a local authority shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority, in such terms as that local authority considers to be satisfactory, applications using the forms to be specified by that local authority together with any additional information as may be required.
10. Where a grant applicant applies for HAG for decant costs, a local authority shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority, in such terms as that local authority considers to be satisfactory, applications using the forms to be specified by that local authority together with any additional information as may be required.
11. Where a grant applicant applies for HAG for the cost of adaptations, a local authority shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority, in such terms as that local authority considers to be satisfactory, applications using the forms to be specified by that local authority together with any additional information as may be required.
12. Where a grant applicant applies for HAG for furniture costs, a local authority shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority, in such terms as that local authority considers to be satisfactory, applications using the forms to be specified by that local authority together with any additional information as may be required.