Issue - meetings

to approve the Annual Assurance Statement appended to the report for submission to the Scottish Housing Regulator by 31st October 2021. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Early Intervention and Community Empowerment, which sought approval for the Council’s Annual Assurance Statement for the year 2021/22, to be submitted to the Scottish Housing Regulator by 31 October 2021. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee approve the Annual Assurance Statement appended to the report for submission to the Scottish Housing Regulator by 31 October 2021.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to request that officers circulate information to all elected members in relation to data available on the locality of autistic school age learners; and

(ii)             to note the report and the information on progress against the action plan as presented in Appendix A.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer, Integrated Children’s and Family Services, which provided an update on the implementation of the Aberdeen City Autism Strategy and Action Plan 2019-22.

The report recommended:--

that the Committee note the report and the information on progress against the action plan as presented in appendix A.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to request that officers circulate information to all elected members in relation to data available on the locality of autistic school age learners; and

(ii)             to otherwise approve the recommendation contained in the report.

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”

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Early Intervention and Community Empowerment, which sought approval for the Council Housing Domestic Abuse policy and approval of changes to the Delegated Powers under the Housing Allocations Policy.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)            approve the Domestic Abuse Council Housing Policy; and

(b)            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”

The Committee resolved:-

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

(j)    to otherwise approve the recommendations.