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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 icon 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:

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.


 

Contact Information

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Email: committee@bracknell-forest.gov.uk