Lead Member – Councillor Dean Carroll – Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration

Report of Mark Barrow, Executive Director of Place

RESOLVED:

To approve that both the draft Tenancy Strategy and the draft Tenancy Policy, be subject to an eight-week public consultation period, and for this to include formal consultation with all Private Registered Providers currently operating in Shropshire.

Councillor Dean Carroll, Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, introduced the draft Strategy and Policy which would go out to consultation shortly.

In response to a question, it was agreed to provide clarification at to whether the numbers in housing priority need within the report included Ukrainian refugees.  It was confirmed that the Council continued to do as much as it could to facilitate comfortable resettlement of those from Ukraine and members thanked the Head of Housing, Resettlement and Independent Living for regular updates on how to respond to enquiries.  It was suggested that the draft strategy and policy might be considered at a scrutiny committee before finalisation. 

RESOLVED:

To approve that both the draft Tenancy Strategy and the draft Tenancy Policy, be subject to an eight-week public consultation period, and for this to include formal consultation with all Private Registered Providers currently operating in Shropshire.