Pre-decision scrutiny questions and responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    Approve the Council’s Tenant & Leaseholder Engagement Strategy (Appendix 1 to the report)

2.    To note the Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix to the report.) and specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the report.

3.    To note the actions within the Regulatory Assurance Action plan (Appendix 4 to the report) which support the delivery of this Strategy.

Action by

Corporate Director of Housing and Regeneration (D. Joyce)

Interim Head of Regulatory Assurance (D. Reynolds)

Pre-decision scrutiny questions were noted.

Councillor Kabir Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Inclusive Development and Housebuilding, introduced the report that set out the legislative and regulatory requirements of social housing landlords to proactively engage with their tenants and leaseholders and proposed an engagement strategy that offered a menu of engagement opportunities between tenants, leaseholders and the Council.

The Mayor welcomed the Strategy and asked that the final version include a written foreword from himself.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1.    Approved the Council’s Tenant & Leaseholder Engagement Strategy (Appendix 1 to the report)

2.    Noted the Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix to the report.) and specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the report.

3.    Noted the actions within the Regulatory Assurance Action plan (Appendix 4 to the report) which support the delivery of the Strategy.