Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of interest.

That:

Policy and Resources Committee agree to the Corporate Peer Challenge Report.

That public access to the report be immediate.

That public access to the decision be immediate.

That:

The Policy & Resources Committee note the contents of this report and agree the following:

Recommendation 1

Agree one of the following 3 options, to confirm how the council should proceed with a HMO Article 4 Direction:

a) Do not progress with making a HMO Article 4 Direction, with officers keeping the situation under review; or

b) Progress with making an immediate HMO Article 4 Direction and grant delegated authority to the Head of Planning Policy & Conservation and the Director of Finance to finalise the Direction Notice and other procedural matters (noting the financial risks set out in paragraph 7.2 and the financial implications report [part ii document]); or

c) Progress with making a non-immediate HMO Article 4 Direction and grant delegated authority to the Head of Planning Policy & Conservation and the Director of Finance to finalise the Direction Notice and other procedural matters.

Then if choosing option b or c:

Recommendation 2

To agree the geographical area to which the Direction would apply (i.e district-wide or a specific area(s) within the district).

           If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

            “that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

            (Note:  If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)

Report to follow.