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(i)            
to note the concerns raised in relation to upkeep of gardens at
void properties and that the Chief Officer – Corporate
Landlord had undertaken to discuss this with colleagues in
Environmental Services outwith the meeting;
(ii)           
to note that the Executive Director Corporate Services would liaise
with officers outwith the meeting to review the information due to
be presented in reports to the Communities, Housing and Public
Protection Committee in respect of the queries raised around the
number of waiting lists and applications per property and national
benchmarking of these figures, as well as how prevalent the issues
raised in the audit were in terms of the wider situation as opposed
to the sample data, and that officers would provide a service
update to Members on any information which was not due to be
covered in a report to the Committee;
(iii)         
to note that the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord had also
undertaken to raise the above at the next Housing Board meeting;
and
(iv)         
to otherwise note the report.