Agenda and minutes
Housing Committee - Tuesday 22 January 2019 10.00 am

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Nicky Gavron AM, for whom Jennette Arnold OBE AM substituted, and Tony Devenish AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Jonathan Baker, [email protected], 020 7084 2825

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 meeting of the Committee held on 28 November 2018 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 November 2018 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Jonathan Baker, [email protected], 020 7084 2825

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and 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:  Lorraine Ford, [email protected], 020 7983 4394

The Committee is recommended to note the Housing Monitoring Report attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

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

5.2  Resolved:

  That the Housing Monitoring Report be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Sarah Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 2606

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to the invited guests on temporary accommodation in London in the era of welfare reform and the subsequent discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output from the discussion.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on temporary accommodation in the era of welfare reform to the invited guests set out below.

Panel A:

·  Natalie Williamson, Senior Policy Officer, Residential Landlords Association (RLA);

·  Lee Georgiou, Housing Needs Manager, London Borough of Lewisham;

·  Julia Pitt, Director of Gateway Services, London Borough of Croydon; and

·  Matt Campion, Chief Executive, Shepherd’s Bush Housing Group, and Member of Homes for Cathy.

Panel B:

·  Deborah Halling, Senior Policy Officer for Homelessness, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Richard d’Souza, Head of Universal Credit Engagement Division, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP);

·  Sidonie Edey, Homelessness Policy Lead, DWP; and

·  Mark Baigent, Director of PLACE Limited, Interim Divisional Director, Housing and Regeneration, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

6.2  A transcript of the discussion with Panel A is attached at Appendix 1. A transcript of the discussion with Panel B is attached at Appendix 2.

6.3  Following a video being shown, interviewing a member of the public placed in temporary accommodation describing their experiences, a Member of the Committee requested that the right of reply be provided to the London Borough of Hackney, where the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Lorraine Ford/Sarah Young, s[email protected]; 020 7983 4394/020 7983 2606

The Committee is recommended to agree its work programme for the remainder of the 2018/2019 Assembly year, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.6 of the report.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the work programme for the remainder of the 2018/2019 Assembly year be agreed.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 26 February 2019 at 10.00 am in the Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 26 February 2019 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

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

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.32pm.