Housing, Homelessness and Regulatory Services Cabinet Portfolio
Introduction
Portfolio Holder: Councillor Mark Winn
Deputy Portfolio Holders: Councillor Carl Jackson
As well as housing and homelessness, the Cabinet Portfolio spans the directorates:
- Communities
- Planning, Growth and Sustainability
Functions of the portfolio
Housing, Homelessness and Regulatory services includes a number of functions, such as:
- social housing stock allocation and liaison with registered providers
- house conditions and financial assistance with adaptation works including delivery of Disabled Facilities Grant
- homelessness and rough Sleeping
- unauthorised encampments
- trading standards
- environmental health
- registrars and coroners
- housing strategy and affordable housing
- crematoria and cemeteries
- licensing (including taxi licensing)