1. CSBC ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BRIEFING TACKLING HOARDING DARREN BURTON ASB & INTERVENTIONS MANAGER TOGETHER HOUSING GROUP

2. IMPACT OF HOARDING IN CALDERDALE DISMISSED AS A ‘LIFESTYLE CHOICE’ RESPONSIBILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY CAPACITY & RESOURCES IDENTIFYING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF VULNERABLE ADULTS LACK OF AWARENESS FAILURE TO SUSTAIN TENANCIES AVOIDABLE LEGAL COSTS & ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLAINTS RISK TO INDIVIDUALS & NEIGHBOURS ( FIRE SERVICE & SCR) DAMAGE TO PROPERTY SAFEGUARDING ISSUES

3. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT ? DATABASE & ONLINE REFERRALS PENNINE HOUSING & WYFS LEAD NATIONALLY ENDORSDED PILOT BUILDING TRUST INCORPORATED INTO HOUSING MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL 15 REGISTERED PROVIDERS,PRIVATE LANDLORDS & OWNER OCCUPIERS A PRACTICAL APPROACH RATHER THAN A THEORETICAL/ PSYCHOLOGICAL FOCUS DELIVERY OF SEMINARS & TRAINING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE UK LINK TO STAYING WELL PROJECT (SOCIAL ISOLATION & LONELINESS) LINK TO BEREAVEMENT SERVICES STRATEGIC COMMITMENT FROM CMBC RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2014

4. ROLLING OUT OF THE CALDERDALE HOARDING FRAMEWORK Leeds Coventry London Chorley Anglesey Manchester Ellesmere Port Merthyr Tydfil Burton On Trent Penrith Halifax

5.  APPROXIMATELY 80 REFERRALS SINCE THE PROJECT STARTED  WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING INTENSIVELY WITH 15 CASES THROUGHOUT CALDERDALE  GREATER ‘ PARTNER PUBLICITY’ IS NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS, OPEN UP FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE FRAMEWORK/PROJECT AND PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE  DESPITE OBVIOUS SUCCESSES, THE DELIVERY OF HOARDING PREVENTION IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL PENNINE STAFF ON AN AD HOC BASIS. A DISCUSSION IS REQUIRED RE: WIDER PARTNERSHIP INVOLVEMENT. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL COMMITMENT NEEDED BEYOND STAFF TIME  GREATER FOCUS ON CASE EVALUATION, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ECT  WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUAL MONITORING AND ‘ AFTERCARE’ ONCE THE HOARDING ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED  CLARITY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH ROLE IN THE PROCESS FORWARD STEPS

6. HOARDING CASE STUDIES OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE WORK UNDERTAKEN TO DATE