Report of the Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee to notify Cabinet of the report and recommendations from the Housing Repairs Working Group item that was discussed at the meeting of Corporate Scrutiny on the 20th December 2023.
Following consideration of the item the Committee agree to the following recommendations being made to Cabinet:
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To add additional resource to TBC repairs team; when a MLDINS code is inputted for a property a manual lookback at the history of repairs for that property be conducted to identify if this Damp and/or Mould has been a previous issue at the property, or for the tenant at a previous property.
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That the Damp & Mould inspection process become part of the repairs policy.
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To ensure that vulnerable residents are prioritised when there are damp and mould issues within the home.
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(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor C Bain) |
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that cabinet |
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Agreed to add additional resource to TBC repairs team; when a MLDINS code is inputted for a property a manual lookback at the history of repairs for that property be conducted to identify if this Damp and/or Mould has been a previous issue at the property, or for the tenant at a previous property. |
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Agreed that the Damp & Mould inspection process become part of the repairs policy |
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To ensure that vulnerable residents are prioritised when there are damp and mould issues within the home. |
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(Moved by Councillor S Smith and seconded by Councillor T Jay) |
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Cabinet asked that with regards to recommendation 3 there would need to be some work around specific wording as to what would constitute priority.