30 Nov, 2020 Being open about care and safety failings would improve health and safety culture, but it needs new rules. By Tim Coolican MP John Howell is to propose legislation during a debate on Tuesday to allow organisations accused of failings to admit mistakes without...
30 Nov, 2020 Stewardship without section 106... By David Alcock At the Town and Country Planning Association's annual conference last week, it became increasingly clear to me that the government's...
30 Nov, 2020 Raising the bar: The NHF Code of Governance 2020 round table event By Peter Hubbard Join myself, Victoria Jardine and Sarah Patrice for an interactive Zoom round table event at midday on Monday 7 December, exploring the...
27 Nov, 2020 Social Housing White Paper: the governance implications By Victoria Jardine Delayed since Spring 2020 as the Government tackled the Covid-19 crisis, Tuesday 17 November saw the publication of the Social Housing...
27 Nov, 2020 Housing management and the White Paper By Helen Tucker The Social Housing White paper picks up on some key housing management issues. From measuring how ASB is tackled, to expecting pets to be...
27 Nov, 2020 The importance of candour By David Evison Many people will have seen news stories about today's publication of an independent report into the events surrounding the death of...
27 Nov, 2020 First steps into home ownership By Emma Hardman The final promise of the charter for residents in social housing as set out in the Social Housing White Paper is for residents to be...
27 Nov, 2020 Green Book to embrace humanity following HM Treasury review By Mark Cook To my surprise, this is proving to be a "make a wish come true" week following the Government's publication of its Green Book Review...
26 Nov, 2020 Revised PWLB Lending Terms Published with effect from 26 November 2020 By Alex Lawrence Following HM Treasury's consultation on the Public Works Loan Board's (PWLB) lending terms earlier this year, the Government yesterday...
26 Nov, 2020 What does great leadership look like in uncertain times? By Edwina Turner Daniel Singleton's (National Executive Director of FaithAction) blog about what we need at the moment is spot on. Around me I see what I...
26 Nov, 2020 More money for social care - what difference will it make? By Donna Holmes With the spending review confirming an additional £300 million will be made available in 2021 to provide council grants for social care,...
26 Nov, 2020 Mandatory vaccination for health and care staff - a step too far? By Matthew Wort With all the positive news on vaccine progress, many employers are now considering whether they can make having a Covid-19 vaccine...