Issue - meetings

This item was chaired by Councillor Todd-Jones.

Matter for Decision

The report referred to the Local Government Ombudsman findings of maladministration following a complaint. The complaint related to the Council’s homelessness functions.

The Head of Legal Services, as the Council’s Monitoring Officer, has an obligation to report the findings to the Executive. The Executive is obliged to set out what action has already been taken in respect of the findings, what action it intends to take and the reasons for taking the action.

Decision of Executive Councillor for Housing

The Executive Councillor for Housing resolved to:

     i.        Endorsed the actions taken by officers in response to the finding of the Local Government Ombudsman.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Director for Customer and Community Services advised the Committee of the procedures that had been taken as a consequence of the complaint.

No questions or comments were raised by the Committee.

The Committee:

Resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendation.

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.