Committee details
Housing and Growth Committee
Purpose of committee
The Housing & Growth Committee has responsibility for:
· Housing matters including housing strategy, homelessness, social housing and housing grants, commissioning of environmental health functions for private sector housing.
· Regeneration strategy and oversee major regeneration schemes, asset management, employment strategy, business support and engagement.
To submit to the Policy and Resources Committee proposals relating to the Committee’s budget for the following year in accordance with the budget timetable.
To make recommendations to Policy and Resources Committee on issues relating to the budget for the Committee, including virements or underspends and overspends on the budget. No decisions which result in amendments to the agreed budget may be made by the Committee unless and until the amendment has been agreed by Policy and Resources Committee.
To receive reports on relevant performance information and risk on the services under the remit of the Committee.
To recommend for approval fees and charges for those areas under the remit of the Committee.
Membership
- Councillor Ross Houston (Chair)
- Councillor Anne Clarke (Vice-Chair)
- Councillor Zahra Beg
- Councillor Richard Cornelius
- Councillor Paul Edwards
- Councillor Humayune Khalick
- Councillor Kath McGuirk
- Councillor Alex Prager
- Councillor Ella Rose
- Councillor Daniel Thomas BA (Hons)
- Councillor Sarah Wardle
- Councillor Joshua Conway (Substitute)
- Councillor Geof Cooke (Substitute)
- Councillor Val Duschinsky (Substitute)
- Councillor Laithe Jajeh (Substitute)
- Councillor Paul Lemon (Substitute)
- Councillor Alison Moore (Substitute)
Contact information
Support officer: Pakeezah Rahman. Email: Pakeezah.Rahman@Barnet.gov.uk
Email: Pakeezah.Rahman@Barnet.gov.uk