The latest piece of guidance in the SFHA's Get Governance series is now available to all SFHA members. The document Getting the balance right: operational and strategic responsibility in your organisation has been developed by Linda Ewart on behalf of SFHA.
The SFHA has submitted its response to the Scottish Government's Access to Information in Scotland consultation. This follows feedback received from members at an SFHA consultation meeting on 2 March 2023, as well as input from TC Young.
The Scottish Housing Regulator has shared a draft of its upcoming guidance looking at minute taking with the SFHA. We are seeking comments from our Governance Forum on the draft, with a view to feeding these back to the SHR.
The schedule for future meetings of the Governance Forum is now available up until June 2023.
The agenda for the Thursday 16 March meeting of the SFHA Governance Forum is now available.
SFHA are delighted to announce that we have commissioned Altair to take forward our research project looking at the Scottish Housing Regulator's Regulatory Framework in practice.
SFHA will be hosting a meeting on Microsoft Teams in order to gather views feed into its response to the Scottish Government consultation on Access to Information to Information Rights. This meeting will take place on Thursday 2 March at 11am. In advance of this meeting, TC Young will be drafting a briefing paper outlining some key considerations for our sector arising from the consultation paper.
Scottish Government is currently consulting on possible amendments to Freedom of Information legislation. Its Access to Information Rights in Scotland consultation closes on Tuesday 16 March and SFHA will be submitting a response. We will be seeking member views and bringing together a meeting in early March to discuss further. We have also commissioned TC Young to provide legal input as we draft our response.
1 November–7 December, online training.
Governance Conference, 4 October, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
4 October, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
SFHA spoke to Helen Gauld, Chief Executive at Langstane House Association, ahead of its Governance Conference on 4 October at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Prior to her session, she shared some thoughts about how governance can be better understood within organisations.
The meeting will take place virtually on Tuesday 13 September at 11:00.
Governance Conference, 4 October, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
4 October, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Nominations close on 29 August. The result of the elections will be announced at SFHA’s AGM on 28 September and will be posted on its website after that date. Open to SFHA members only.
