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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:
 
None
 

RESOLVED:

 
That
Cabinet:

Approved the updated
Damp and Mould Policy at Appendix 1, having had regard to the
Equality Impact Assessment at Appendix 2, to come into effect from
3 February 2026.

Delegated to the
Corporate Director Adults, Housing and Health in consultation with
the relevant Cabinet member for Housing and Planning any future
changes to this policy required by changes to legal or regulatory
requirements arising in the three-year period before the policy was
due for review.

Reasons for decision

This policy outlined
the Council’s approach to tenancy management for Council
tenants and for their wider households. It also helped the Council
meet the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards,
specifically the Tenancy Standard and the Transparency, Influence
and Accountability Standard.
 

Alternative options considered
 
The Council could have
treated all damp and mould cases via its existing repairs process
and decided not to design and implement a damp and mould policy.
This option was rejected since there was an expectation, from
government and residents, that the Council, as a social housing
landlord, would have a policy in place which set out its approach
to dealing with issues relating to damp and mould.