This report updates Executive Board on developments since the Executive Board meeting in July 2009, and is on the government’s statutory guidance on allocations. It covers progress made on:
· Improving the management and allocation of tenancies
· Greater sharing of information with the Police
· the possibility of developing quotas or giving higher preference to good tenants
· incorporating government guidance which allows local authorities to give greater preference to meet local priorities
· ensuring the proposals for the lettings policy review are legally robust and contribute to the Council’s equality duties
Decision type: Key
Decision status: For Determination
Decision due: 19 May 2010 by Executive Board
Contact: Chief Housing Services Officer Email: kathryn.bramall@leeds.gov.uk.
Portfolio Holder: Portfolio: Neighbourhoods and Housing