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RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the Annual Performance Report for 2024/25 noting the performance achieved during the year; and (b) That the comments made by the Committee be feedback to Cabinet when considering the report at its 16th September meeting.
RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
The minutes (agenda item number 3) of the meeting held on 9 July, 2025 were submitted for approval. RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented a report (agenda item 4) to consider the current Forward Work Programme (FWP) and Action Tracking progress. The Chair suggested that the Void Management report scheduled to be considered at the 8th October meeting be moved back to the 12th November meeting to allow for a fuller homelessness update to be provided at the October meeting. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the Annual Performance Report for 2024/25 noting the performance achieved during the year; and (b) That the comments made by the Committee be feedback to Cabinet when considering the report at its 16th September meeting.
The Business Manager introduced the Annual report (agenda item number 5) which provided a high level summary of how well the Council had performed at the end of the financial year 2024/25. In response to questions around Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) it was suggested that the Committee attend a site visit to an empty HMO at a future date. In response to positive comments made by Councillor Sean Bibby around his experience with D2 PropCo and a property within his ward, the Housing & Prevention Senior Manager agreed to pass on his comments to D2 PropCo. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the Annual Performance Report for 2024/25 noting the performance achieved during the year; and (b) That the comments made by the Committee be feedback to Cabinet when considering the report at its 16th September meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
The Housing & Prevention Senior Manager introduced the monthly report on homelessness (agenda item number 6) which provided the Committee with evidence on current demand with data compiled for both homeless accommodation and homeless presentations. The Cabinet Member for Housing & Communities suggested that a copy of the New Starter Induction presentation slides be circulated to all Members of the Committee for information following the meeting. It was suggested that a survey be circulated to all new starters to gain their opinion on their role since joining the Local Authority. Members of the Committee were asked to provide officers with any specific questions they would like to see in the survey. RESOLVED: That the update be noted.
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