Agenda and minutes
Venue: This meeting was held remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Contact: Stephanie Davis
020 8726 6000 x84384
Email: stephanie.davis@croydon.gov.uk
Note: Moved from 6 July 2021
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2021 as an accurate record (To Follow). Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18/05/2021 were deferred to the next meeting. |
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Disclosure of Interests In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests. Minutes: There were none. |
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Urgent Business (if any) To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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Housing Improvement Plan and Board PDF 491 KB To receive the draft report, discuss and provide comment prior to its submission to Cabinet.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Cabinet Members for Homes introduced the item and outlined details in a Presentation Following the presentation, Members had the opportunity to ask questions In response to queries raised by the Sub-Committee, the following was clarified:
During the consideration of the recommendations, the Sub-Committee discussed the following:
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Review of Temporary Accommodation PDF 241 KB To receive a report and presentation which outlines the current situation with temporary accommodation in the Borough. Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Housing Assessment and Solutions introduced the item and outlined details in a Presentation Following the presentation, Members had the opportunity to ask questions During the consideration of the recommendations, the Sub-Committee discussed the following:
Request for Information · Data on placements, both in and out of the Borough
In reaching its recommendations, the Sub-Committee came to the following Conclusions: 1. The business case document had yet to be reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team which prevented it being presented to the sub-committee. It would be beneficial for Members to review the processes of officer appraisals 2. It was reassuring to hear about the continuous work on challenging issues which impact the General Fund. 3. It was important that continuous learning and best practice from peers take place. 4. The Sub-Committee was not reassured on the private housing teams processes in managing quality and standards
The Sub-Committee recommended that: 1. A briefing to be provided to the sub- committee giving an overview of the business case 2. Future reports be comprehensive to avoid instances where the sub-committee has to repeatedly request further information. 3. Data be provided on empty units in the Borough, both private and council
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To note the Work Programme for the 2021/2022 municipal year. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee NOTED the work programme for the remainder of the 2021 municipal year. |
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Exclusion of the Press and Public The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:
“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.” Minutes: This was not required. |