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Councillor Macdonald

Meeting: 02/03/2020 - Council (Item 12)

Notice of Motion Councillor Macdonald

That Council

1.         believes everyone should have a safe, secure and affordable home;

2.         supports the aims of the Shelter Scotland Charter for Change housing rights campaign “Are you with us?” to demonstrate our support for laws to be strengthened to ensure there is a right to safe, secure and affordable homes for all;

3.         instructs the Chief Executive to write to Shelter Scotland expressing the Council’s support for the campaign’s aims; and

4.         instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Scottish Government expressing the Council’s support for the campaign’s aims and seeking the Scottish Government’s support in delivering them by providing sufficient resources to meet current and new legislation.

Decision:

to approve the notice of motion.

Minutes:

The Council had before it the following notice of motion by Councillor Macdonald:-

 

That Council -

1.    believes everyone should have a safe, secure and affordable home;

2.    supports the aims of the Shelter Scotland Charter for Change housing rights campaign “Are you with us?” to demonstrate our support for laws to be strengthened to ensure there is a right to safe, secure and affordable homes for all;

3.    instructs the Chief Executive to write to Shelter Scotland expressing the Council’s support for the campaign’s aims; and

4.    instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Scottish Government expressing the Council’s support for the campaign’s aims and seeking the Scottish Government’s support in delivering them by providing sufficient resources to meet current and new legislation.

 

The Council resolved:-

to approve the notice of motion.

 

- BARNEY CROCKETT, Lord Provost.