Meeting documents

Cabinet received a report which advised Members of the implications of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in respect of enforcement options against private sector landlords and which sought delegated authority for the Head of Healthy Communities to enforce the provisions of the Act and ask that the Scheme of Delegation be amended accordingly.  Furthermore, Cabinet were asked to comment on the draft amended housing enforcement policy and to give delegated authority to the Head of Healthy Communities to agree the final policy in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.

RESOLVED that

1.      the new provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 be noted;

2.      authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities to enforce the provisions of the Act and the Scheme of Delegations be amended accordingly;

3.      the Head of Healthy Communities be authorised to agree the final Housing Enforcement Policy in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, having regard to members’ comments and the regulations in respect of Banning Orders, once published.

And further