Issue - meetings

That the Committee is assured over the level of control over the processes for allocating social housing.

The Chief Officer presented a report to give assurance on the robustness of processes and management of the allocation of council homes which was compliant with legislation (1) in the transition to the Single Access Route to Housing (SARTH) shared allocation system and (2) following a recent disciplinary case.  In relation to the disciplinary case, she clarified that this had been an isolated case, dealt with swiftly and in line with the Council’s procedures.

Councillor Bernie Attridge spoke about the internal processes in place to deal with such matters, and reminded Members that they were able to seek information from management on such confidential matters if they wished.  This prompted debate by Members of the Committee on sharing information and reporting to the Committee.  The Chief Officer commented on the expectation for officers to use discretion in their work and that this was evidenced.

Councillor Ron Davies stated his confidence in officers in the way that the case had been dealt with.  This was supported by other Members of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee is assured over the level of control over the processes for allocating social housing.