Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 5 September 2017 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  An apology for absence was received from Leonie Cooper AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 27 June 2017 and 4 July 2017 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meetings held on 27 June 2017 and 4 July 2017 be signed by the Chair as correct records.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Clare Bryant; [email protected]; 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Charlotte Harrison, [email protected]; 020 7983 4456

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to the discussion with invited guests on property guardianship in London.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on property guardians in London to the following invited guests:

·  Professor Caroline Hunter, York Law School, University of York;

·  Jed Meers, York Law School, University of York;

·  Lord Kennedy of Southwark, Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government, Housing and Home Affairs) and Opposition Whip (Lords);

·  Rubina Nisar, Valuation and Strategic Assets, London Borough of Lambeth;

·  Jon Castine, Environmental Health Officer, Westminister City Council; and

·  Stuart Woolgar, Representative of the BSIA Vacant Property Protection Section, and Director of Global Guardians.

5.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

5.3  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion be noted.

(b)  That the Committee continue into an informal discussion after the meeting to allow evidence to be heard from a member of the audience.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lorraine Ford, s[email protected]; 020 7983 4394

The Committee is recommended to agree the update to the work programme for the 2017/18 Assembly Year, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4 of the report.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the updated work programme for 2017/18 Assembly Year be agreed.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday 5 October 2017 at 3.00pm in the Committee Room 5, City Hall.

7.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Thursday, 5 October 2017 at 3.30pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 11.25 am.