Decision details

RESOLVED that

      i.        The Executive commissions member development training that supports

strong community leadership for residents in social housing, including the

governance of registered providers and the role of environmental health in

investigating hazards and enforcing statutory checks. Training to be delivered

by December 2021.

     ii.        The Executive establishes a quarterly all-member briefing for councillors

delivered jointly by Housing officers and the Public Protection Partnership to

discuss housing activities across tenure, initiatives and any matters arising by

October 2021.

    iii.        The council provides information on its website about what tenants should

expect from their landlords, including statutory health and safety requirements

by July 2021.

   iv.        The Assistant Director: Customer Experience, Digital and ICT establishes

relationships with digital departments in the registered providers to identify

opportunities to align digital transformation programmes where practical, and

to share learning and good practice by December 2021.

     v.        The Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing writes to

the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government to express

Bracknell Forest’s support for the strong, proactive consumer regulatory

regime set out in the Social Housing White Paper by May 2021.

The Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel concluded their

findings based on the evidence considered and review that was undertaken. The

review report is attached as Appendix A.

The Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel assessed several

options as part of the review.

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