Issue - decisions

Establishment of the Housing Standards and Adaptation Team

07/06/2006 - Establishment of the Housing Standards and Adaptation Team

Members considered a report which provided information on the proposed consolidation and restructure of the Grants and Adaptations team (Housing and Adult Social Services) with the Housing Regulation team (Chief Executives). It sought agreement to transfer the Housing Regulation team from Chief Executives and to create the new Housing Standards and Adaptations Team within Housing Services and proposed a new staffing structure.

Members were presented with two options:

Option 1 - To agree the proposals set out in the report.

Option 2 - To reject the proposals and ask officers to present members with alternative proposals.

Advice of the Advisory Panel:

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve:

(i) That Housing Regulation team from Chief Executive Directorate become part of Housing Services

(ii) That the new structure, as outlined in option 1, be implemented as the Housing Standards and Adaptations team with immediate effect

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing:

RESOLVED:

That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:

To formalise the current arrangement and provide a flexible team, which could meet the challenges of both existing legislation, and proposed changes, which would ensure that all residents could easily and quickly access the joined up services.