The SHR has provided SFHA with a tracked changes version of their revised Notifiable Events guidance. This shows all of the changes as compared to the previous version.
Summary of events and developments for housing management colleagues across Scotland.
Summary of events and developments for housing management colleagues across Scotland.
The SHR has launched its formal consultation on the Regulatory Framework. The SHR is seeking responses by Friday 14 December 2018.
Joyce Orr - Director of Pineview Housing Association, SFHA Board member and GWSF member - outlines her experience of the SHR’s Regulatory Framework Review so far in the below article. Joyce has played an active role in both the SHR’s Working Group and SFHA’s Regulatory Sounding Board.
The Scottish Government has consulted on proposed changes to building standards, including plans to require fire sprinklers in all new build flats. SFHA consulted widely with members before responding.
Since SFHA's last blog update, there has been another meeting of the SHR's Working Group and a meeting of the SFHA Regulation Sounding Board. At both of these meetings, an update was provided by the SHR about the content of the forthcoming formal consultation.
Following the Grenfell tragedy there has been an increased focus on fire safety in buildings. The Scottish Government plans to introduce higher standards for fire and smoke alarms in existing homes. It has also opened a consultation on fire safety in building standards.
Event will explore FOI, tenant engagement, social media and more.
The events – held in in Stranraer, Dumfries and Annan – were to recruit people for seasonal jobs across Dumfries and Galloway with DGHP’s grounds maintenance contractor.
21 March, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Edinburgh
The network is for staff working across different areas in the third or statutory sectors who have an involvement remit within their work.
In February 2019, the Scottish Government laid a draft order to Scottish Parliament – extending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2019 to some of the functions of RSLs and their subsidiaries. The order will take effect on 11 November 2019. An SFHA briefing on the content of the order is now available to all SFHA members.
Scottish Government lays order extending Freedom of Information to RSLs in Scotland and subsidiaries.
The SFHA is delighted to announce another series of legal training that will be delivered by TC Young.
Blog by Gerry O’Sullivan, SFHA Chair
