Scottish Social Housing Charter

Following the enactment of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, the Scottish Government will be developing a Scottish Social Housing Charter.

The Charter will outline a series of outcomes against which the Scottish Housing Regulator will monitor compliance.  The Charter will replace the existing Performance Standards.

In February, the Scottish Government published the Scottish Social Housing Charter, in order to kick-start debate about the potential content of the Charter. SFHA produced a briefing for members.

The informal consultation on this has now closed and you can read the SFHA's response to the Scottish Government by clicking on these links:

Response to Charter Discussion Paper May 2011

Housing Charter Discussion Paper Response May 2011 Appendix A

Housing Charter Discussion Paper Response May 2011 Appendix B

The Scottish Government will use the responses it received to the Discussion Paper to inform the formal consultation paper on the Charter, which is expected to be published in the summer.The Scottish Housing Regulator will be consulting widely later this year on the use of its powers and this will include how it intends to monitor landlords' compliance with the Charter.

The Charter is expected to be passed by the Scottish Parliament in late 2011, to take effect from April 2012.