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Leader of the council and cabinet members

Councillor Leo Pollak

Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing Allocations

Cllr Pollak’s responsibilities include:

updating the council’s housing allocations and lettings policy for council homes and housing association homes
developing a new approach to housing allocations that maximises the number of people in housing need who are able to move to a home that is right for their needs
improving support for council tenants who want to downsize to a home that meets their needs

The Leader delegates formal decision-making requirements at a Cabinet level to Cllr Merrill for the purpose of signing off Cabinet reports and IDMs, although the DCM will lead on development.

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Page last updated: 20 July 2023

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Leader of the council and cabinet members

Councillor Leo Pollak

Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing Allocations

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