Decision details

Further to Minute No. 9, 21^st June 2017, the Director of Communities and Environment submitted a report which provides an update on the activities of the national Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) within Leeds, and presented an updated version of the associated action plan.

Members highlighted the crucial work that the team were undertaking, and emphasised the key role played by Leeds Credit Union within communities.

Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board received details on the number of prosecutions which had been secured as a result of the team’s actions, and with regard to the number of individuals that had been supported by the team, it was undertaken that further information on this would be provided to the Member in question.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report together with the IMLT Action Plan, as set out within appendix 1, be noted;

(b)  That the Director of Communities and Environment be requested to monitor the progress made by the Illegal Money Lending Team against the plan;

(c)  That a further report detailing the activities of the Illegal Money Lending Team within Leeds be submitted to the Board in 12 months’ time.

(Councillor R Lewis joined the meeting at the conclusion of this item)