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    Briefing on the Social Housing White Paper

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    Meeting: 28/09/2022 - Homes Policy Development Group (Item 33)

    33 Briefing on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill and changes to Social Housing Regulatory Regime (00:55:00) pdf icon PDF 270 KB

    To receive a report from the Corporate Manager for Public Health, Regulation and Housing provide an update to Members of the PDG on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill which will reform the regulation of social housing; and which will set out the terms of approved schemes for the investigation of housing-related complaints.  This paper also provides some information on the subsequent report of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee report, published on 20 July 2022 alongside an informal presentation by the Social Housing Regulator in August 2022.

     

    Minutes:

    To Group received, and NOTED a report * from the Corporate Manager for Public Health, Regulation and Housing providing an update to Members of the PDG on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill which will reform the regulation of social housing; and which will set out the terms of approved schemes for the investigation of housing-related complaints.  This paper also provided some information on the subsequent report of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee report, published on 20 July 2022 alongside an informal presentation by the Social Housing Regulator in August 2022.

    The following was highlighted within the report:

     

    ·         The report provided a summary of the changes to the Social Housing Regulatory regime. It would be much more proactive in terms of striving for tenant engagement and satisfaction going forwards and would also provide more guidance to housing providers.

    ·         The changes had been driven out of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

    ·         Tenants needed to be listened to.

    ·         Early proactive engagement with the Regulator had already been undertaken and would continue to ensure all staff, tenants and Members were consulted on a way forward.

     

    The Corporate Manger for Public Health, Regulation and Housing was thanked for his explanation of the new Bill, his hard work and his proactiveness in working with the Regulator at an early stage.

     

    Note: * Report previously circulated; copy attached to the signed minutes.