Content

8.1

The Director of Housing and Neighbourhood
Services introduced the report which provided the Housing
Policy Committee with an overview of the latest national regulatory
developments impacting the social housing sector including how we
are preparing and responding to proposed changes. The report also
included responses to recent Regulatory Consultations (Consumer
Standards and Changes to Regulator Fees Regime). Those could be
found at Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to the report.

8.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That
the Housing Policy Committee:-

1.    
Notes the content of the report.

2.    
Requests that future performance reports to this
Committee include a review of risks and issues relating to
compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing Consumer
Standards.

3.    
Notes the consultation responses that were submitted
and the implications on the Housing Revenue Account that were
highlighted.

4.    
Requests that the Director of Housing and
Neighbourhood Services include in the consultation response a clear
statement that Government should meet cost of
regulation.

8.3

Reasons for
Decision

8.3.1

To keep
Housing Policy Committee up to date on developments in social
housing regulation.

8.3.2

To
inform the Committee about their role in monitoring compliance
against the proposed Consumer Standards.
 

8.3.3

To
discharge the Committee’s oversight role with respect to RSH
expectations.
 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and
Rejected

8.4.1

No
other options were considered as compliance with the regulatory
standards and the Ombudsman Complaints Handling Code is statutory
from April 2024.