An update to the SFHA Self Assurance Toolkit is now available. SFHA commissioned consultant, Linda Ewart - who originally developed the toolkit on our behalf - to refresh the document. The toolkit has been developed in partnership with the SHR, ALACHO and GWSF and looks at the questions governing bodies should be asking to assure themselves of regulatory compliance.
An action note from the previous Governance Forum meeting on 21 March 2024 is now available. At the meeting, Gillian Maton from Kingdom HA gave a presentation about their equality data collection journey. The slides from this presntation are also now available to members of the forum.
Within this article you will find copies of the documentation from the SFHA Finance Forums from 2024.
SFHA members have access to a range of resources to help them maintain the highest standards of governance. Our Get Governance suite of guidance has been developed in conjunction with industry specialists and informed by our membership. Relevant regulatory bodies were also consulted as appropriate to ensure that the materials help organisations meet regulatory and legislative requirements. The resources provided include: template documentation; practical tools; and written guidance. An index of all SFHA's Get Governance guidance, including links to get more information and access each document, is included in the article below. This provides an overview of the entire suite, and a quick means to find and access all documents in the series for members.
Thank you once again to those who have signed up to be a part of our Governing Body Members’ (GBM) Forum. I look forward to seeing those of you who can make it at the free networking launch event on 16 April. At the event, I am hoping to announce the Chair and Vice Chair of the forum. These roles are crucial to the success of the forum and ensuring ownership from within our membership.
The agenda for the meeting of the SFHA Governance Forum on Thursday 21 March 2024 (at 11am) is now available.
The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the final version of the new Regulatory Framework - due to come into force on 1 April. This follows an extensive period of consultation, with the final document available on the SHR website: Scottish Housing Regulator publishes its new Regulatory Framework | Scottish Housing Regulator A number of amendments have been made to the previous draft version, in response to comments made by SFHA and others.
SFHA is pleased to announce a free in person launch event for its Governing Body Members' (GBM) Forum. This facilitated networking session will offer an opportunity for members of the forum to meet with other board and committee members from across the country. The event will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2024 at Thenue Housing Association in Glasgow from 10am-12.30pm. All governing body members need to do to sign up is click here and follow the instructions to register. This will sign you up not only to the event, but also to our GBM Forum. Please note that both the event and the forum are only available to board/committee members from SFHA members.
The next Building Safety and Maintenance Forum will be taking place online on Thursday 25 April.
SFHA is hosting an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Roundtable with members from 14:00 - 15:30 on Tuesday 14 May.
The Diamond Insurance Scheme is a specialist home contents insurance scheme that's offered to members by SFHA in conjunction with Thistle Insurance Services Limited.
The proposal to establish a drug checking facility is being worked on in partnership with Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP), NHS Tayside, Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and the Scottish Government.
Join for our online Finance Forum on Tuesday 16 April.
SFHA would be grateful to all our members, and to their local authority partners, for helping us find participants for the research from their own staff and people on their housing waiting lists.
A new Consumer Scotland report explores the continued impact of fuel costs.
The Diamond Insurance Scheme is a specialist home contents insurance scheme that's offered to members by SFHA in conjunction with Thistle Insurance Services Limited.
