Issue - meetings
Response to DCLG consultation on Social Housing Fraud
Meeting: 28/03/2012 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health (Item 40)
40 Response to Communities and Local Government 'Social Housing Fraud' consultation document 
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The government are consulting on proposals to reduce the prevalence of Fraud within the stock of social housing. The report provides a response to the government’s proposals and invites the Cabinet Member to endorse and comment on these proposals
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the detailed response, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed.
REASON: To allow officers to submit a response to the government’s consultation document.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member considered a report informing her that the government were consulting on proposals to reduce the prevalence of fraud within the stock of social housing. The report asked her to consider, comment on and then endorse a suggested response to the government’s proposals.
The Cabinet Member expressed concerns that some people may become victims of the situation by illegally subletting unknowingly and agreed that it was important to be able to offer them support to help them secure privately rented accommodation. She stressed the importance of people coming forward to report any examples of fraud and noted that there would be an opportunity for publicity when government legislation came into force, and that any cases which lead to a criminal conviction would lead to publicity.
RESOLVED: That the detailed response, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed.
REASON: To allow officers to submit a response to the government’s consultation document.