Decision details

Date of Decision:

1 September 2023

Title:

Minor amendments to Housing Allocation Policy

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Details of Specific Committee Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Appendix 9 of the Constitution (Responsibility for Functions)

SECTION 4C3: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF ADULT CARE, HOUSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

The Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised1 to discharge executive functions through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including:-

2. Housing

(d) Housing Options

(e) Housing Strategy and Investment

Decision:

1.      Agrees to adopt the amended Housing Allocation Policy included at Appendix 1.

2.      Agrees to amend the terms of reference for the Housing Assessment Panel to remove elected members.

3.      Agrees to strengthen the controls and assurance relating to officer decisions about individual allocation decisions.

Reasons for the Decision:

To approve minor changes to the policy and delegations to improve operational effectiveness and reflect case law and best practice.

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

N/A.

Reports or parts of reports considered

Report attached.