Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to request that officers provide updates to members on the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, which is currently going through the Scottish Parliament;

(ii)             to approve the Domestic Abuse Council Housing Policy; and

(iii)            to approve the following new Delegated Power: “To offer alternative accommodation to perpetrators of Domestic Abuse providing they are engaging with housing staff and are willing to move on a voluntary basis.  This should be accommodation of appropriate size and in an area of similar letting demand, as determined by the Chief Officer Early Intervention and Community Empowerment”