Agenda item

The meeting signified its consent, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15 to allow the motion to be proposed and seconded by Members other than those who had submitted the motion.

It was moved by Councillor Hulme,

Seconded by Councillor Mann,

“Council notes evidence from Shelter that lifting the moratorium on evictions is likely to unleash an avalanche of homelessness setting back recent progress toward the Council’s goal of ending rough sleeping in Slough.

Council therefore resolves to write to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government requesting

·  the moratorium on evictions be extended beyond September, allowing for consideration of additional reforms to prevent people losing their homes

·  the benefit cap be lifted by the same amount that Local Housing Allowances have increased

·  the government delivers on its commitment made some time ago to abolish section 21.”

A prior request having been made for the record of the voting:

There voted for the motion:

Councillors Ali, Anderson, Bedi, Begum, Carter, Chaudhry, H.Cheema, Dar, Davis, Dhaliwal, Hulme, Mann, Minhas, Pantelic, S.Parmar, Plenty, Qaseem and Swindlehurst………………………………………………………………… 18

There voted against the motion:

Councillors Kelly, Smith and Wright…………………………………….………. 3

There abstained from voting on the motion:

The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Brooker ……..………….……………… 1

Resolved  -

Council notes evidence from Shelter that lifting the moratorium on evictions is likely to unleash an avalanche of homelessness setting back recent progress toward the Council’s goal of ending rough sleeping in Slough.

Council to write to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government requesting:

·  the moratorium on evictions be extended beyond September, allowing for consideration of additional reforms to prevent people losing their homes

·  the benefit cap be lifted by the same amount that Local Housing Allowances have increased

·  the government delivers on its commitment made some time ago to abolish section 21.