Minutes
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21 January 2021
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27 January 2022
Housing Cabinet
Advisory Group (HCAG) Terms of Reference
July 2021
Background
Thanet
District Council is a Local Housing Authority with responsibility
for a wide range of housing services.
The council
is committed to providing high quality housing services and homes,
involving its tenants, leaseholders and other customers in the
design and delivery of services.
Purpose
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To advise the Cabinet about housing strategy and
policy reviews, improvement plans and new initiatives, such as
options to increase the supply of affordable homes.
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To hear from and consider the views of tenants,
leaseholders and other customers about the housing service and
their priorities for improvement;
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To report back to Cabinet on the outcomes of the
group's considerations.
Objectives of the group
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To advise on a programme of strategy and policy
review for the service, providing advice and direction.
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To consider potential new initiatives, for example
to increase the supply of affordable homes.
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To consider the scope of improvement plans for the
service and how they will be developed.
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To consider relevant legislation, government policy
and guidance in connection with strategy and policy
reviews.
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To receive briefings from Officers regarding
key issues, successes, risks and opportunities.
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To consider the outcome of any scrutiny reviews
relating to housing services conducted by the council’s
Overview and Scrutiny Committee;
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To present and key
findings/conclusions/recommendations of the Group to the Leader of
the council and/or relevant Portfolio Holder.
Membership, Chairmanship and
Quorum
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Number of Members
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Nine
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Chair
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Cabinet Member for Housing
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Political Composition
(Including the chair)
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4 Conservative;
3 Labour;
1 Thanet Independent;
1 Green.
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Substitutes
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No
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Political Balance Rules Apply
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No
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Appointments
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By the Leader of the Council/Cabinet Member for
Housing
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Restrictions
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Non-executive Members only
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Status
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This is an advisory and not a decision making
body.
Private meeting
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Quorum
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3
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Number of Meetings
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At least quarterly, with the ability to meet more
frequently as required.
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General
The work of the HCAG is restricted to the stated
terms of reference highlighted above unless they are reviewed by
the Leader.
HCAG meetings will usually be informal and held in
private, with scope to meet with and hear evidence from members of
the public or hold a public meeting as required. Minutes of
meetings will be retained as a record of discussions and published
on the council’s website.
The HCAG is not a decision making body.
Notes
This Housing Cabinet Advisory Group was established
through terms of reference approved by an Individual Cabinet Member
decision made by the Leader of Council on 25/06/21.