Issue - meetings

(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 Facilitator presented the current Forward Work Programme for consideration and advised that the Temporary Accommodation Audit report had been moved and would be reported to the Committee at its meeting scheduled for 11^th October 2023.

The Facilitator informed the Committee that a meeting between the Chair, Vice-Chair and Senior Officers within the Housing & Communities Portfolio had been arranged ahead of the next Committee meeting, to discuss items for the Forward Work Programme.  An updated Forward Work Programme would be presented to the Committee at the next meeting.

In relation to the action tracking document, shown at Appendix 2 of the report, the Facilitator reported that she had received a response from Mark Tami MP, who had contacted the Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) on the Committees’ behalf.  Once a response had been received, this would be circulated to the Committee.

The recommendations, as outlined within the report, were moved by Councillor Rosetta Dolphin and seconded by Councillor Dennis Hutchinson.

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.