Decision details
New Social Housing Regulatory Functions and Nominees to Adopt Responsibilities
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
For Cabinet to approve the nominated council
positions to take on additional responsibilities that have derived
from the changes to social housing regulations and has created two
new functions as summarised below:
Regulation
1. Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023
Regulative Function
“Health and Safety Lead” – to monitor Health
& Safety compliance in social housing including assessing risks
and providing advice to Cabinet on how the risk should be
managed.
Regulation
2. Charter for Social Housing Residents/
Consumer Standards
Regulative Function
“Responsible Person” - to oversee compliance with the
new consumer standards. The requirement is noted in the Charter for
Social Housing Residents.
Decision:
DECISION
1. Note the requirement for individuals to be appointed to two new functions to comply with new commitments and legislation related to social housing landlords:
a. Responsible Person to oversee the council’s compliance with the new social housing Consumer Standards, as set out in the Charter for Social Housing Residents and Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
b. Health and Safety Lead to be responsible for monitoring and assessing the risk of failure to comply with health and safety requirements related to the council’s social housing stock as set out in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
2. Appoint the Director of Housing Asset Management to be the Council’s Health and Safety Lead as set out in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
3. Appoint the Corporate Director, Housing & Regeneration to be the Council’s Responsible Person as set out in the Charter for Social Housing Residents.
Action by
CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)
Director of Housing (K. Swift)
Report author: Donna Barrett
Publication date: 26/04/2024
Date of decision: 24/04/2024
Decided at meeting: 24/04/2024 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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