Housing allocations policy - Conflicts of interest

Where an officer of the Council is directly or indirectly involved with a housing register application or nomination of accommodation to an applicant who is known to them in a personal or social context (i.e. relative, friendship or other associate), the officer will be expected to disclose to their line manager that a conflict of interest may exist. The manager will then make appropriate arrangements for the officer to be excluded from any decision-making process associated with the allocation covered either by this policy or associated procedures.

Officers who knowingly fail to disclose a conflict of interest outlined above may be subject to disciplinary action.