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.