Agenda item - Housing Hate Incident Policy

23.1 Cllr Gill Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and New Homes, spoke of the impact of hate incidents on residents, providing appropriate support to them, promoting community cohesion, and empowering communities in standing up to hate.

23.2 Harry Williams, Director of Housing People Services, presented to the committee. He was joined by Justine Harris, Head of Tenancy Services.

23.3 The committee asked questions on topics including: dispersed housing not on estates, the need for neighbourhood teams to engage with councillors acting on behalf of residents, communicating with tenants and the wider community, the need for receipts when issues are reported, the disappointment in the lack of responses to the consultation, that racially minoritised people do not often report hate crimes, the EIA, the consultation response data, support for children, the community security trust, misogyny as a hate crime, mental health, working with other agencies, and if there was a feedback loop on the closure of reports.

23.4 RESOLVED:

People Overview & Scrutiny Committee reviewed and commented on the draft Housing Hate Incident Policy (Appendix 1) ahead of adoption by the Council’s

Housing service.

People Overview & Scrutiny Committee agreed to note the consultation report (Appendix 2).

The meeting concluded at 18:54.