The purpose of the Housing Board is to drive the development
and delivery of the SCR’s programme and activity on this theme.
The role of the Housing Board is to:
·
shape future policy
development and priorities on issues related to housing;
·
develop new housing
programmes;
·
make investment
decisions within the agreed budget and policy on housing, as
delegated by the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA);
·
accept grants with a
value of less than £2 million; and
·
monitor programme delivery and performance on
housing.
The Terms of
Reference for this Board can be found in the Mayoral Combined
Authority Constitution.
Housing Board
meetings are not public however, papers are published 5 clear
working days prior to each meeting and draft minutes are published within 10 clear working days
of the meeting taking place. The final minutes of Board meetings
are published within 10 clear working days of being approved. Some
papers may be withheld from publication. If this is the case, the
agenda will indicate the appropriate exemption under Schedule 12A
of the Local Government Act 1972.
This Board
was converted to the
Housing and Infrastructure Board on the 21st
September 2020.