Issue - meetings

(i)       in relation to questions from Councillor Graham regarding the recommendation to update the written procedures to reflect appropriate changes and the information provided relating to out of hours temporary accommodation given with no paperwork completed, to note that a Service update would be issued to provide details of the changes and the decision-making processes;

(ii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Lumsden regarding the number of void properties and the length of time to reallocate the properties, to request the Internal Auditor to include Void Properties into a future internal audit plan; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the Service.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Internal Auditor which presented an audit in relation to the Housing Support Budget which considered whether adequate control was being exercised over income and expenditure and that best value was being obtained.

Councillor Donnelly inquired as to whether there had been a decline in the number of people presenting themselves as homeless, wherein the Support Services Manager advised that there had been a 23% increase since 2015 with increased reporting and assessment to comply with the regulators.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to questions from Councillor Graham regarding the recommendation to update the written procedures to reflect appropriate changes and the information provided relating to out of hours temporary accommodation given with no paperwork completed, to note that a Service update would be issued to provide details of the changes and the decision-making processes;

(ii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Lumsden regarding the number of void properties and the length of time to reallocate the properties, to request the Internal Auditor to include Void Properties into a future internal audit plan; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the Service.