HOUSING SCRUTINY SUB COMMITTEE:
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Terms of Reference of the Housing Scrutiny Sub
Committee are:
1)
To inform Elected Members and Tenant Representatives on the
development and implementation of the Housing Revenue Account
Business Plan.
2)
To monitor the performance and delivery of the
Council’s landlord services and functions.
3)
To enable the Portfolio Holder and housing officers to brief
and consult on any proposed policy and procedural changes that
might affect the Council’s housing scrutiny
functions.
The Sub-Committee was established as a sub-committee of
the Council’s Performance Scrutiny Committee and be chaired
by the Chair of the Performance Scrutiny Committee and that
membership of the Group comprise:
- Up to 4 tenant representatives (to be nominated by the
Tenant Advisory Panel)
Whilst the Housing Portfolio Holder and any other Member
of the Executive Committee cannot legally be a member of the
sub-committee, they may be invited to the meetings when appropriate
to ensure effective liaison and consultation.
In order to avoid duplication between the Housing Scrutiny
Sub-Committee and the other three Scrutiny Committees it will be
necessary for the three scrutiny committees to refer any specific
housing landlord issues to this Sub Committee with the exception of
the right to call-in decisions of the Executive Committee (in
respect of any decisions relating to housing management functions)
which should be retained by the Select Scrutiny
Committee.
However any report or recommendations of the Sub Committee
will be reported directly to the referring Scrutiny Committee
before going to the Executive for consideration.
The sub-committee should meet on an 8 weekly
cycle.