1. To approve the use of the powers provided by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and authorise the Interim Assistant Director for Regulatory Services to use these powers.
2. To approve the statement of principles policy in relation to civil penalties as an alternative to prosecution, contained in Appendix A, including the charges for Civil Penalty Notices.
3. To approve that the revenue arising from civil penalties and Rent Repayment Orders will be retained within the Environmental Health Department to meet the legal or administrative costs and expenses incurred in, and associated with, discharging its enforcement functions under Parts 1–4 of the Housing Act 2004 or under Part 2 of the 2016 Act, in relation to the private rented sector.
4. To approve the amendment to the Council’s Environmental Health Enforcement Policy, which will be updated to take account of the enforcement powers introduced by the 2016 Act.