Issue - meetings

Councillor Draycott submits a report asking the Cabinet to consider the outcome of consultation and the views of Housing Scrutiny Committee on proposals for future arrangements for Tenant Participation.

Councillor Draycott submitted a report which informed Cabinet of the deliberations of the Housing Scrutiny Committee with regard to the above item following a decision taken in principle by the Cabinet on 6 November.  The Cabinet also received the report that went to Housing Scrutiny detailing the outcome of consultation with tenants.  It was noted that if the proposed new arrangements for tenant participation were implemented this would mean that:-

(a)       a Landlord Board would be formed as set out in the report and that Scrutiny Committee would be advised of its membership;

(b)       six Community Associations would be formed;

(c)        six new workers would be recruited by the Council to develop new tenant associations and increase tenant participation from under-represented groups, with their location and workload being determined by the Director in consultation with the Community Association;

(d)            premises would be identified for a permanent office for each Community Association;

(e)            funding for Leicester Federation of Tenants Associations would cease from the date of the new arrangements.

RESOLVED:

(1)that six new worker posts be created and premises located for Community Associations funded from the Housing Revenue Account; and

(2)that following the consultation with tenants and consideration by Scrutiny Committee, the new arrangements for tenant participation be confirmed and implemented.