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The Head of Housing and
Community Services introduced the report and explained that
applicants had the right to request a review of certain
homelessness decisions. Authority to contract out the function of
carrying out reviews of homelessness decisions was permitted under
the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocation of Housing and
Homelessness Functions) Order 1996, and the council had therefore
contracted out this function under the delegated authority of the
Head of Housing and Community Services. The benefits of this
approach were outlined, including efficiency of specialist
organisations, and the review being conducted independently of the
council.
RESOLVED:That
1.The contracting out of the Council’s
homelessness review function under the delegated authority of the
Head of Housing and Community Services be noted; and
2.Specific delegation to the Head of Housing and
Community Services to contract out homelessness review functions
under Section 202 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) be added to
the Constitution.