Issue - meetings

Assembly received and noted the annual report of the Public Accounts and Audit Select Committee presented by the Chair, Councillor Saeed.

Councillor Saeed thanked the Members of the PAASC for their hard work and support, and thanked the Divisional Director of Audit and Risk and Christopher Owens, the Democratic Services Officer for the guidance they had provided to the Committee throughout the year.

Referring to a question as to the level of debt write-offs in Housing Services and the actions to reduce it, the Cabinet Member for Housing advised Assembly that whilst acknowledging that the levels were a concern, officers were working closely with tenants to help them to avoid getting into rent arrears in the first place.