Agenda

Housing Scrutiny Commission - Monday, 4 October 2021 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Francis Connolly (Scrutiny Support Manager) - Tel: 0116 44 6353 - Email:  francis.connolly@leicester.gov.uk  Jason Tyler (Democratic Support Officer) - Tel: 0116 454 6359 - Email:  jason.tyler@leicester.gov.uk

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

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3.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 214 KB

The Minutes of the meeting of the Commission held on 6 September 2021 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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PETITIONS

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions received in accordance with Council procedures.

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QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS OF CASE

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations or statements of case received in accordance with Council procedures.

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COVID 19 UPDATE

The Director of Housing will provide an update on the impact of Covid-19 on Housing Services.

 

 

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8.

AFGHAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME

The Director of Housing will give an overview of how Housing Services are supporting the resettlement programme.

 

 

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HOUSING ESTATES SHOPS pdf icon PDF 2 MB

The Director of Estates and Building Services will give a presentation on the position relating to estate shops.

 

The presentation slides are attached.

 

 

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HOMELESSNESS AND ROUGH SLEEPER STRATEGY UPDATE pdf icon PDF 399 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an update on progress in implementing the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2018-2023.

 

 

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PROPOSED REVIEW OF TENANT AND LEASEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES pdf icon PDF 252 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which makes comment on the Government’s Housing White Paper “The Charter for Social Housing Residents”.

 

The Commission is asked to agree to a review of the current tenant and leaseholder involvement activities and the development of an Involvement Strategy, including the establishment of a Working Group of current Tenants and Leaseholders’ Forum members to help inform the content of the Strategy.

 

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DISABLED ADAPTATIONS, HRA AND DISABLED FACILITY GRANTS pdf icon PDF 1 MB

The Director of Housing will give a presentation concerning the Disabled Adaptations, HRA & Disabled Facility Grants.

 

The presentation slides are attached.

 

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WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 176 KB

The Commission’s Work Programme is submitted for information and comment.

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ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

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