Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/18/022

Portfolio Holder: Sara Mildmay-White, West Suffolk Lead for Housing

Chairman of Committee: Simon Cole         Lead Officer: Davina Howes

RESOLVED:

That the revised Lettings Policy, attached at Appendix 1 to Report No: OAS/FH/18/005, be approved.

(Report No: CAB/FH/18/022)

Councillor Sara Mildmay-White, West Suffolk Lead for Housing, presented this report which sought approval for a revised Lettings Policy.

On 8 March 2018, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered Report No: OAS/FH/18/005, which set out proposed revisions to the Lettings Policy.  These revisions were required as a result of recent case las and to ensure that the Policy was compliant with the requirements of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, which came into force on 3 April 2018.  The Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered the draft policy in detail and recommended its adoption.

Councillor Mildmay-White drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including that the revisions, as summarised in Section 1.1.2 of the Cabinet report, had been subject to consultation and agreement of the Home-Link (Choice Based Lettings Scheme) partners of the Cambridge and West Suffolk sub-region.

It was proposed, duly seconded and with the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the revised Lettings Policy, attached at Appendix 1 to Report No: OAS/FH/18/005, be approved.