Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report on the introduction of a Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy. It was noted that Authorities were now required to produce and publish such an Enforcement Policy to demonstrate how national regulation in relation to Private Sector Housing would be enforced at a local level.

It was noted that set out within the Enforcement Policy were the legal responsibilities, policies, principles and priorities which the Private Sector Housing Service would follow when enforcing legislation.

It was also noted that the proposed charges referred to in Section 11 of the Policy would be imposed only when it was not possible for issues to be successfully resolved by way of informal discussions, or to recover costs when works had been carried out by the Authority to protect public health or the environment. 

RESOLVED  that the Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy as set out in appendix 1 to the report be approved, subject to the proposed charges included in Section 11 of the Policy being considered as part of a separate Cabinet Report on Fees and Charges for 2012/13.