Scrutiny

What does this committee do?

The Housing and Communities Select Committee is one of the council’s scrutiny committees. This means that members of this committee are local councillors who are not part of the council’s decision-making Leadership Team. Instead, they hold the council to account and scrutinise issues affecting life in the borough. The topics and policy areas that fall within the remit of this select committee are listed below.

Topics this select committee can scrutinise

The Housing and Communities Select Committee has the power to scrutinise any of the following issues:

• the provision, planning, management and performance of all housing services
• partnerships associated with the delivery of housing
• improvement and delivery of social housing
• management of the council’s housing stock, including organisations charged or contracted to undertake this
• housing strategy and implementation
• community relations
• consultation with the local community
• corporate asset management

The select committee reviews of topics throughout the municipal year by discussing reports at formal meetings, carrying out in-depth scrutiny at single-issue meetings and setting up working groups. The select committee will seek to gather evidence from the community and to hear from local people, and policy experts.

Current priorities for this select committee

The priorities for the current municipal year 2024-25 include:

• fire safety
• older voice and disabled access provision
• residents' associations
• voluntary and community sector
• consultation and engagement
• temporary accommodation

The Select Committee will carry out scrutiny of these topics throughout the municipal year. Meeting papers and agendas are available on the council committee pages.

Committee-led events

Lancaster West refurbishment special meeting

12 May 2025, 6.30pm

North Kensington Resource Centre
Lancaster West Estate
London
W11 1WG

The Housing and Communities Select Committee are holding an extra meeting on the Lancaster West refurbishment. There will be casework stalls from 5.30pm followed by the meeting at 6.30pm where residents will have the opportunity to give evidence to the committee.

The select committee will use the evidence and insight gathered at the meeting, including residents’ contributions, to develop recommendations for the Lead Member and council’s Leadership Team.