Issue - meetings

To present to Cabinet the following housing policies for approval and adoption:

? Tenant Involvement Policy; and

? Anti-Social Behaviour Policy.

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)   approves the adoption of the Tenant Involvement Policy and of the Anti-Social   Behaviour Policy;

(b)   authorises their direct implementation; and

(c)   authorises the Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder responsible for Housing, to make future updates or amendments to those policies.

Cabinet considered a report of the Housing and Planning Portfolio Holder (A.3), which sought its approval and formal adoption of the following housing policies:-

Ø  Tenant Involvement Policy

Ø  Anti-Social Behaviour Policy.

It was reported that these policies formalised the work that was already undertaken in the Housing and Environment service and built upon previously agreed and implemented policies.

Cabinet was informed that the purpose of the Tenant Involvement Policy was to set out the Council’s overall approach to tenant involvement and defined the vision and priorities for that engagement. It aimed to set out the direction for tenant involvement and supported the Council’s commitment to involving tenants in shaping and scrutinising services.

Members were made aware that the purpose of the Housing Anti-Social Behaviour Policy was to set out the Council’s approach to deterring and tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the neighbourhoods where the Council provided social housing. It detailed how the Council would provide prompt and appropriate action in response to ASB and hate incidents, having regard to the full range of tools and legal powers available to the Council and by signposting victims and perpetrators to agencies who could give appropriate support and assistance.

Cabinet was advised that these policies met the requirements set out in the Regulator of Social Housing’s revised Consumer Standards that had come into effect from 1 April 2024.

In order to ensure that the policies were appropriately adopted, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, and in order to evidence compliance with regulatory standards:-

It was moved by Councillor Baker, seconded by Councillor Kotz and:-

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)   approves the adoption of the Tenant Involvement Policy and of the Anti-Social   Behaviour Policy;

(b)   authorises their direct implementation; and

(c)   authorises the Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder responsible for Housing, to make future updates or amendments to those policies.