Decision - Homelessness Policy Petition Recommendations

(1)            That it be agreed that inspection outcomes and satisfaction surveys are reported to Committee twice a year.

(2)            As a matter of urgency, that Housing and New Homes committee prioritise providing its own emergency accommodation, including the option of non-traditional buildings, through:

a) the estate regeneration board

b) A wholly owned housing company

(3)      That the council relate to the Emergency and Temporary Housing Residents Action Group (ETHRAG) as they would a “recognised group”/ partner organisation for the purposes of joint working, in order to improve living conditions and tenant experience alongside other relevant parties

(4)      That a report be made, as a matter of urgency, to a future housing and New Homes Committee examining the adequacy of the safeguards in existing emergency accommodation tenancy management, particularly those that protect tenants from revenge evictions, or from the eviction of whistleblowers, and considers information back from ETHRAG.