Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Health, Councillor D P Murphy, advised that there was little confidence in the data provided by the former East Kent Housing for compliance and the Council was currently sorting through an immense amount of data received in order to develop meaningful figures of its own in relation to the housing stock.

Councillor D P Murphy stated that he was happy to provide as much meaningful data to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on compliance as he could, when they had it. He emphasised that the safety of the Dover District’s residents was the Council’s primary concern and that having meaningful data would enable them to do this. An example was cited in respect of gas safety certificates where compliance figures were greater than the Council’s total housing stock by 200 dwellings.

It was moved by Councillor T A Bond, duly seconded by Councillor S H Beer, and

RESOLVED:          That it be recommended to the Cabinet that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be presented with a report on Housing Stock Compliance for 6 months starting from November 2020.

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Housing and Health

It was agreed that the current compliance status relating to the various aspects of statutory Health & Safety compliance associated with managing the housing stock, currently managed by East Kent Housing, be noted.