Issue - meetings
Overview and Scrutiny Review of Registered Social Landlords
Meeting: 27/04/2021 - Executive (Item 148)
148 Overview and Scrutiny Review of Registered Social Landlords PDF 282 KB
To consider the recommendations of the review
into the assurance processes for residents of registered social
landlords and into the opportunities for registered social
landlords to foster community and individual wellbeing amongst
residents.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - RSL review report Updated), item 148 PDF 517 KB View as HTML (148/2) 59 KB
- Appendix B - RSL equalities form, item 148 PDF 72 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED that
i. The Executive commissions member development training that supports
strong community leadership for residents in social housing, including the
governance of registered providers and the role of environmental health in
investigating hazards and enforcing statutory checks. Training to be delivered
by December 2021.
ii. The Executive establishes a quarterly all-member briefing for councillors
delivered jointly by Housing officers and the Public Protection Partnership to
discuss housing activities across tenure, initiatives and any matters arising by
October 2021.
iii. The council provides information on its website about what tenants should
expect from their landlords, including statutory health and safety requirements
by July 2021.
iv. The Assistant Director: Customer Experience, Digital and ICT establishes
relationships with digital departments in the registered providers to identify
opportunities to align digital transformation programmes where practical, and
to share learning and good practice by December 2021.
v. The Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing writes to
the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government to express
Bracknell Forest’s support for the strong, proactive consumer regulatory
regime set out in the Social Housing White Paper by May 2021.