Agenda and minutes

1.1         The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

1.2         Apologies were received from Lesley Griffiths MS and Laura Anne Jones MS.

1.3         Lee Waters MS declared that is chairing a Welsh Government taskforce on affordable housing.

Sam Austin, Chief Executive, Llamau

Sian Aldridge, Director of Operations, The Wallich

Emma Shaw, Assistant Director of Strategic Operations and Development - Wales and West England, The Salvation Army

Jim Bird-Waddington, Chief Executive Officer, Goleudy

2.1    The Committee received evidence from the panel.

2.2    The Committee agreed to write to the panel with questions not reached focusing on the future of housing support.

Katie Dalton, Director, Cymorth Cymru

Jasmine Harris, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Crisis

Oliver Townsend, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Platfform

Nicola Evans, Director, Housing Justice Cymru

3.1    The Committee received evidence from the panel.

Clare Budden, Group Chief Executive, ClwydAlyn

Rhea Stevens, Director of Policy and External Affairs, Community Housing Cymru

Sarah Schofield, Director of Customers and Communities, Adra (Tai) Cyf

4.1    The Committee received evidence from the panel.

Elliw Llŷr, Policy, Strategy and Commissioning Manager, Isle of Anglesey County Council

Andy Thompson, Head of Housing, Powys County Council

Councillor Andrea Lewis, Deputy Leader of Swansea Council, Welsh Local Government Association

5.1     The Committee received evidence from the panel.

5.2     Councillor Lewis agreed to write to the Committee with the following:

          - Information about how much data local authorities hold on the extent of support need in their local area, and how that data is used to inform commissioning.

          - Whether there is any evidence of local authorities refraining from retendering some services due to increasing costs or capacity

          - Details of which local authorities are not yet delivering Housing First projects and whether any others are considering rolling back on.

6.1    The Committee agreed the Motion.

7.1    The Committee considered the evidence received.

8.1    The Committee considered the letter from Business Committee regarding it’s review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes.

9.1    The Committee considered the brief regarding the elections information platform regulations.

10.1  The Committee considered and agreed the draft report.