Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
Contact: Jerry Connolly, Scrutiny Policy Officer, Email: Jerry.Connolly@leicester.gov.uk Jason Tyler, Democratic Support Officer, Email: jason.tyler@leicester.gov.uk
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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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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the meeting of the Housing Scrutiny Commission held on 6 June 2022 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record. |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE Members will be asked to note the Terms of Reference for Scrutiny Commissions as set out in the Council’s Constitution.
See Leicester City Council’s Constitution here.
https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council/how-we-work/our-Constitution
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION Members will be asked to note the membership of the Commission for 2022/23:
Councillor Westley (Chair) Councillor Chamund (Vice-Chair) Councillor Ali Councillor Aqbany Councillor Fonseca Councillor Gee Councillor Pantling Councillor Crewe
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DATES OF COMMISSION MEETINGS Members will be asked to note meeting dates of the Commission for 202/23 which are as follows:
Mon 6 June 2022 Mon 1 August 2022 Mon 19 September 2022 Mon 7 November 2022 Mon 9 January 2023 Mon 27 February 2023
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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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RENT ARREARS YEAR END REPORT The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an update on the on the rent arrears progress over the full financial year, from April 2021 to March 2022.
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HOUSING MANIFESTO DELIVERY - UPDATE The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides a progress update and sets out progress on delivery of the Labour manifesto commitments made in 2019.
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UPDATE ON HOUSE BUILDING PROGRAMME The Director of Housing submits a report, which sets out progress towards meeting the manifesto commitment on units either completed or now in progress to be delivered.
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REPAIRS, GAS AND VOIDS PERFORMANCE The Director of Hosing submits a report, which provides an update on the performance of the Division’s Repairs and Maintenance service including the Voids and Gas functions, over the last financial year, 2021-22. The report also provides an update on the implementation of service improvements that will drive improved performance into the future.
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DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT / HOUSING ADAPTATION The Director of Housing will give a presentation regarding the Disabled Adaptations, HRA & Disabled Facility Grants.
The presentation slides are also attached.
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The Commission’s Work Programme is submitted for information and comment.
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ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS |