Area Boards

Reflecting tenant involvement in your local area

Local Area Boards do not replace any tenant and leaseholder groups which already meet in your area.

They work alongside and within each area's existing involvement structure, with extra powers and responsibilities that make it easier than ever for tenants, leaseholders and other local representatives to raise issues formally.

Area Boards and local tenant groups - the facts

• Area Boards are made from the existing tenant representative groups in each area, with the addition of two local councillors.  These groups continue to meet as before, but four times a year they will meet 'as' an Area Board.  The groups are:
• • Tenant Consultative Group (Canterbury)
  • Area Tenants Groups (Dover)
  • Shepway Tenants and Leaseholders Board
  • Thanet Tenants and Leaseholders Forum

• The local councillors sitting on the Area Boards will not have voting rights.  Voting power stays with the tenants and leaseholders.

• New Area Board members will be appointed in the same way that local tenant representatives are currently appointed.

• The Area Boards will be supported by our Tenant Participation teams, who already co-ordinate activities and consultations in your area.

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