The Housing Service operates within a policy framework
established by the Council. In developing this framework,
tenants and residents play an active part in the decision-making
process through a series of forums and focus groups, most
particularly the Tenants' Forum and the
Housing Management Forum.
Tenants' Forum
The Tenants' Forum is constituted as a consultative and advisory
body. The forum is made up of: tenant representatives
nominated by their respective tenants'/residents' associations to
speak on their behalf on tenant-related matters; street
voices elected by the residents of the area they represent;
chair of the Tenants with Disabilities Forum; representatives
from the Leaseholders' Forum; an elected Council Member
and senior housing officers.
Aims
- To promote and represent the interests of all
Council tenants within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness.
- To give tenant representatives the
opportunity to discuss issues relating to the management of their
homes and estates with elected Council Members and
officers.
- To encourage and develop tenant participation
in the management of Council housing within the Borough of
Barrow-in-Furness via the Tenant Involvement Compact. To
view the Tenant Involvement Compact link to Tenant Involvement
page.
The Tenants' Forum also makes
representations to the Council's Housing Management Forum on issues
relating to tenant participation, the provision of housing services
and any other matters which may be of relevance to Council tenants
within the guidelines of the Tenant Involvement
Compact. It also makes recommendations for the
allocation of funding for Environmental Enhancement
Schemes.
To view the latest minutes of the Tenants'
Forum link to Tenant Involvement page and scroll
down to 'Documents'.
Housing Management Forum
The Housing Management Forum is made up of eight tenant
representatives and eight councillors.
Established by the Council's Executive Committee, the Housing
Management Forum considers and makes recommendations to the
Executive Committee on all matters relating to the management of
the Council's housing stock. It operates under the following
protocol:
- The Executive Committee automatically agrees recommendations or
refers them back for further consideration.
- If on re-submission the Executive Committee is still unwilling
to approve recommendations, they are automatically referred
to full Council for decision.
To access information on issues that have been considered and
recommendations made by the Housing Management Forum link
to the Housing Management Forum to view recent
reports.
To view decisions of the Council's Exective Committee to Housing
Management Forum recommendations link to the
Council's Executive Committee.