Agenda item - Chair's Communications

7.1      The Chair gave the following communication:

Today we are holding a special Place Overview & Scrutiny meeting to look at the appraisal options for the large panel system (LPS) blocks that require action after structural surveys concluded that they do not meet current safety standards. As this subject has an overlap in remit, I have invited members of People Overview & Scrutiny Committee to attend and provide input if they wish to.  

We are being asked to note the appraisal options report on the LPS Blocks and to make comments or recommendations on these proposals to Cabinet. 

We are joined by Councillor Gill Williams, Cabinet member for Housing, who will be presenting this item. We also have with us, Darren Levy, Interim Director for Housing Regeneration, supported by officers from the Directorate of Homes and Adult Social Care: Genette Laws, Martin Reid, Harry Williams, Sam Smith, Laura Webster and Siobhan Fry, who are on hand to help with any questions. 

Although we only have one item on the agenda, there are a lot of us here this afternoon and so we will have a lot of questions to get through. Can I therefore please request that both those asking and answering questions are as brief and to the point as possible, as we want everyone who wishes to contribute to have the opportunity to do so.