The Council agreed that it would share this decision statement with officers responsible for administering Disabled Facilities Grants in local housing authorities (District and Borough Councils) across the county. It would also share with those authorities a policy it would devise to ensure better information sharing. We were concerned to ensure housing authorities knew about occupational therapy (OT) assessments that decided a DFG was not necessary or appropriate . This was because such decisions were taken on behalf of those housing authorities. Also, to ensure that those authorities knew of the significant delays affecting the County OT service and that unsuccessful applicants knew of their right to complain to the housing authority, as well as (or instead of) the County in such cases.The Council also agreed that it would bring this decision statement to the attention of the relevant committee of elected Members with oversight of its OT service. In doing so, officers agreed to brief Members on Government guidance setting out the desired timescales for completing DFG applications, which presently cannot be met because of delays in OT assessments. The Council agreed it would put forward proposals to Members for how it could reduce those delays to meet Government expectations or as close as reasonably practicable.