Agenda item

6.1

Matthew Borland, Scrutiny Policy Officer, submitted a report of the Safer and Stronger Communities Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee outlining the outcome of the Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 26 March 2015 where a Call-In on Future Options for the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service was considered.

6.2

RESOLVED: That Cabinet notes the following decision of the Safer and Stronger Communities Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee at its meeting held on 26 March 2015 in respect of Future Options for the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service:-

(a)

notes the contents of the report together with the comments made and responses provided;

(b)

notes the decision of the Cabinet, made on 18 March 2015, in relation to the insourcing of the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service from 1 April 2017;

(c)

recommends that no action be taken in relation to the call-in decision; and

(d)

requests:-

(i) that a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee to include:

-       Full costings of holding a ballot of tenants and leaseholders on insourcing the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service, together with,

-       Other, fully-costed, consultation options

(ii) tenants representatives be invited to the meeting at which the above report is to be considered.