Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from any members of the Committee.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2024 as an accurate record.

Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and other registrable and non-registrable interests they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

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.

The Sub-Committee is asked to consider the performance of the Council’s Housing Service through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) selected by the Sub-Committee from a longlist of 145 KPIs used within the service.

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The Sub-Committee is presented with a report on the implementation of the NEC Housing Management system. The report outlines the project’s successful delivery of its primary objectives, including enhanced customer service through a single view of residents, improved compliance with Health and Safety obligations, and the creation of a more efficient, data-driven culture within the directorate.

The Sub-Committee is provided with summarised information on the Housing Revenue Account and General Fund forecast outturn 2023-24.

The update presented to the Sub-Committee covers Housing Allocation Scheme and Placement Policy – Temporary Accommodation and Private Rented Sector Accommodation (PRSO).

For the reasons set out in the report, the Scrutiny Homes Sub-Committee is recommended:

-       To note the work to date and development plans that will be used as a basis to create the Allocations Scheme & Placements Policy.

-       To consider whether there are any comments it wishes to make on these work, which can be taken into account during the preparation of the Allocations Scheme & Placements Policy.

To receive a verbal update on the Responsive Repairs Contractors.

Report to follow.

To consider any additions, amendments or changes to the agreed work programme for the Sub-Committee in 2024/25.

The Homes Sub-Committee is presented with the most recent Cabinet responses to its past recommendations.

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.”