To approve the Mutual Exchange Policy for North Yorkshire Council, which sets out a consistent and transparent county-wide approach to managing tenant mutual exchanges following local government reorganisation, ensuring compliance with statutory duties.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Effect on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/02/2026
Decision due: 8 Apr 2026 by Executive Member for Culture, Arts & Housing
Lead member: Executive Member for Culture, Arts & Housing
Lead director: Corporate Director of Community Development
Contact: Imogen Downie, Housing Policy and Strategy Officer Email: imogen.downie@northyorks.gov.uk Email: imogen.downie@northyorks.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Consultation will be undertaken through targeted engagement with internal services and tenants. Housing Management and Legal Services will be consulted to review the draft policy, assess operational impacts, and ensure legal compliance. In addition, feedback will be gathered from tenants who have recently undertaken a mutual exchange, using short interviews or surveys to capture their experiences of the current process.
Consultees
Housing Management
Internal Officers
Legal Services
Tenants