Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Cabinet will be asked to consider new proposals for resident’s involvement in housing in line with best practice
The Cabinet Member for Housing presented a report on proposals for a new tenant involvement framework which would enable the Council to meet the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard required under the Tenant Services Authority regulatory framework for local authority social housing providers.
He explained that the Council’s ‘Housing Resident Involvement and Empowerment’ framework had been designed to promote new and improved opportunities for Borough residents to participate in activities which generated pride and ownership of the area where they lived and to contribute to the development of community capacity and empowerment. The two key aspects of the proposal were:
The Cabinet Member confirmed that the proposals had been the subject of extensive consultation with the local community and were developed with considerable input from those already involved in the Council’s current housing engagement mechanisms, such as the Community Housing Partnerships and the Tenants’ Federation.
Cabinet agreed:
(i) To the implementation of the new Housing Resident Involvement and Empowerment model as detailed in the report; and
(ii) To note that the Assembly would be asked to agree appropriate changes to the Council’s Constitution to reflect the move to the new model and the dissolution of the Community Housing Partnership structure.
Report author: Ken Jones
Publication date: 13/05/2011
Date of decision: 10/05/2011
Decided at meeting: 10/05/2011 - Cabinet
Effective from: 19/05/2011
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