Purpose

To make three minor amendments
to the Councils allocation policy to ensure compliance with the
latest legislation on the Allocation of Housing (Qualification
Criteria for Victims of Domestic Abuse and Care Leavers)
Regulations 2025, as well as extending the Corporate Duty in Band 1
to enable children to come out of care through the ‘placement
of children with parents’ scheme and expanding the Auto Bid
criteria for those who have been recognised as ready to move
on.

Content

I approve the minor
changes to the allocations policy as set out in the report.
 
This decision was made
on 13 August 2025 and will take effect from 20 August 2025.

Reasons for the decision

To ensure our adopted Allocations Policy
remains legally compliant with the latest changes in legislation,
as well as strengthening our support for our ‘Placement for
Parents’ programme enabling a child in care to be reunited
with its parents and also to facilitate planned move ons from
supported housing to ensure we make best use of all opportunities
to enable a quick and swift move on for clients who no longer
require support.

Alternative options considered

No alternative options were considered.