Decision details

Received a report setting out proposals to introduce new Conditions of Tenancy in order to strengthen the Councils fight against Anti Social Behaviour and to modernise the existing tenancy agreement, which has become dated since it original launch some years ago.

Agreed, in order to modernise the Conditions of Tenancy to take account of issues that have become relevant in recent years and assist in tackling Anti Social Behaviour, to:

1. The wording and content of the new Conditions of Tenancy, as set out in Appendix A of the report;

2. The document being illustrated and prepared with corporate branding prior to a draft copy being sent to every tenant in the Borough as part of the required consultation process;

3. Additional costs for the implementation of the new Conditions of Tenancy, to a maximum of £116,000, to be met from existing budgets of the Housing Revenue Account; and

4. Officers progressing the gathering of photographic ID evidence, as set out in Paragraph 4 of the report, based on tenants providing their own passport sized photographs.