Agenda and decisions
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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. |
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct |
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URGENT BUSINESS The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear). Decision: There was none. |
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DEPUTATIONS / PETITIONS / QUESTIONS Decision: There were none. |
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Garage Allocations Policy Additional documents: Decision: Recommendation:
That the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, and Deputy Leader of the Council:
2.1 Adopted the draft Garage Allocations Policy at Appendix 1 to come into effect from xx 2025.
Reasons for decision
3.1 This newly drafted clear and accessible policy provides guidance (including enforcement) on how Haringey Council manages the common areas of its council housing
3.2 The new policy will help the Council meet the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards, specifically the Tenancy Standard and the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard.
Alternative options considered
4.1 We could have continued with an out-of-date policy for the allocation of the Council’s garages. This option was rejected because it would not meet the Council’s needs to produce a clearer, more transparent policy or the needs of its tenants. Introducing this new policy will assist the Council to meet the Social Housing Regulator’s safety and quality standard to take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of tenants in their homes and associated communal areas. This option would also not meet our commitment to introduce updated policies in the Housing Strategy 2024 – 2029 and the Housing Improvement Plan 2023 |
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Clear Communal Areas Policy Additional documents: Decision: Recommendation:
The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, and Deputy Leader of the Council:
2.1 Adopted the Clear Communal Areas Policy to come into effect from xx 2025.
Reasons for decision
3.1 This newly drafted clear and accessible policy provided guidance (including enforcement) on how Haringey Council manages the common areas of its council housing
3.2 The new policy will help the Council meet the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards, specifically the Tenancy Standard and the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard.
Alternative options considered
4.1 We could have continued with an out-of-date policy for the Council’s communal areas or not had a policy at all. These options were rejected because it would not meet the Council’s needs or those of its tenants. Introducing this new policy will assist the Council to meet the Social Housing Regulator’s safety and quality standard to take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of tenants in their homes and associated communal areas. This option would also not meet our commitment to introduce updated policies in the Housing Strategy 2024 – 2029 and the Housing Improvement Plan 2023.
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