Issue - decisions

That:-

(a)  the following changes to the Sheffield City Council Allocations Policy are agreed:-

1. That all references to the inactive register are removed;

2. That the descriptive element of the band names is removed in order to eliminate confusion as to their purpose and the level of need of applicants within each band;

3. That the references to homelessness duties are updated to make provision for new legal obligations following the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017;

4.    That the provisions relating to succession are updated;

5. That obsolete provision for the demolition and redevelopment scheme at Scowerdons, Weakland and Newstead is removed; and

6.    That spelling and other drafting errors are corrected;

(b)  the amendments to the wording of the Sheffield City Council Allocations Policy, set out in Appendix 1 of the report are agreed; and

(c)  the implementation of these changes takes effect from 1^st July 2020.