Issue - meetings

To seek approval for amendments to the Council's Sanctuary Scheme Policy to protect access to the service for all applicants.

The Sanctuary Scheme Policy sets out the approach that the Borough Council takes when a referral for assistance from the Sanctuary Scheme is received. This has been updated following the significant increase in referrals over the last two years which due to the very high cost of some referrals may result in the scheme being withdrawn before the end of the financial year.

RESOLVED that the Sanctuary Scheme Policy be approved.

Reason

The Policy provides a framework for how requests will be processed and the steps that the Council should take when processing a request. The Sanctuary Scheme applies to owner occupiers, Council tenants and tenanted properties, rented properties in the private sector and those that belong to registered providers.