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Salford City Council - Record of
Decision
 
I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for
Housing, Property and Regeneration, in exercise of the powers
contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby approve:
 
A
clarification within Salford’s Allocations Policy, to explain
that in exceptional circumstances the size of property allocated
can be reviewed and that supporting evidence may be required in
such cases. 
 
The
Reasons are:
Following a recent application
challenge on Salford Home Search earlier this year, officers
recognised that there was a lack of clarity within Salford’s
Allocations Policy around the ability to consider exceptional
issues or personal circumstances to be taken into consideration,
when assessing the size of property to be allocated to a household,
particularly with reference to (but not exclusively) Transgender
young people.
 
Options considered and
rejected were: None.
 
Assessment of Risk: Low:
The numbers this
clarification is thought likely to impact on, is considered low
– the right to a review was always present in the policy,
this text simply provides more clarity on the issues.
This amendment helps
applicants to make informed choices and makes clearer who and how
applicants can have their personal circumstances taken into
consideration.
 
The source of funding
is: N/A
 
Legal
advice obtained:Michael Goulden, City
Solicitor
It is lawful for a Local
Authority to consider exceptional circumstances when specific
provisions within the Housing Allocations Policy may be amended or
disapplied in an individual case so that the Local
Authority’s other statutory duties can be met.
 
Financial advice
obtained: N/A
 
Procurement advice
obtained: N/A
 
HR advice
obtained: N/A
 
Climate Change advice
obtained: N/A
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
Salford’s Allocations
Policy
 
Contact
Officer:Julie Craik             
Tel. 0161 789 2143    
Email: julie.craik@salford.gov.uk
 
 
This decision is not subject
to consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny
Panel.
 
 
 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly                                  
Dated: 23rd January 2024
Statutory Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Housing,
Property & Regeneration
 

 
This decision was published on 23rd January
2024.
 
This decision will come into force at
4.00 p.m. on 30th January 2024, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.