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Salford
City Council - Record of Decision
 
 
I, Councillor Tracy Kelly,
Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Housing &
Anti-poverty, in exercise of the powers contained within the
Council Constitution, do hereby:

Note the amendments to the
allocations policy 2025 to include changes in statutory guidance
for access to social housing. The changes are to the local
connection rules for care leavers and household’s fleeing
domestic abuse.
 
The Reasons
are:
In April 2025, City Mayor (in
consultation with Cabinet) approved Salford’s Allocations
Policy 2025 -2028.
The report provides an update
to Lead Member on changes made to the Allocation’s Policy
following an update to statutory guidance on access to social
housing, specifically the local connection rules for care leavers
and households fleeing domestic abuse. 
 
Options considered and
rejected were: N/A – statutory
requirement.
 
Assessment of Risk: Low
– this is a statutory requirement.
 
The source of
funding: N/A
 
Legal Advice
obtained: Supplied by Michael Goulden,
Senior Lawyer
No legal implications –
the changes to the policy apply new regulations as
required.
 
Financial Advice
obtained: N/A – there are no direct
financial implications to making this change to the
policy.
 
Procurement Implications: N/A
 
HR
Implications: N/A
 
Climate Change
Implications: N/A
 
Contact Officer:
Julie Craik                         
Email: Julie.craik@salford.gov.uk
 
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Community & Neighbourhoods
Scrutiny Panel.
 

 
Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly                                              
Date: 12th
August 2025
Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Housing &
Anti-Poverty
 

 
This decision was published on 14th August 2025.

 
This decision will come into force at 4.00pm on 21st
August 2025, unless it is
called-in in accordance with the decision-making process
rules.