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MargaretR · 31-07-2011, 10:44

I've found a hitch

I have downloaded this pdf document
NAO Review of the Decent Homes Programme | Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
....and there is a snag - Housing associations report their own progress and their compliance with The Decent Homes Standard is not a legal requirement !!!!

There are shortcomings in the data on Programme progress
Local authorities and Registered Social Landlords report progress using two different sets of returns. The Department determines what information is required of authorities and the Tenant Services Authority10 does the same for Registered Social Landlords. In determining the level of information required on Decent Homes, both the Department and the regulator aimed to minimise the administrative burden on these. In particular, they were mindful that Registered Social Landlords are independent, private sector bodies, whose compliance with the Standard is not a legal requirement and the majority of whom were being asked to implement the Standard at their own cost. Therefore, Registered Social Landlords are required to provide much less information than local authorities.

31-07-2011, 10:44	#102
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 519 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Hyndburn Homes - security compromised. I've found a hitch I have downloaded this pdf document NAO Review of the Decent Homes Programme \| Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) ....and there is a snag - Housing associations report their own progress and their compliance with The Decent Homes Standard is not a legal requirement !!!! There are shortcomings in the data on Programme progress Local authorities and Registered Social Landlords report progress using two different sets of returns. The Department determines what information is required of authorities and the Tenant Services Authority10 does the same for Registered Social Landlords. In determining the level of information required on Decent Homes, both the Department and the regulator aimed to minimise the administrative burden on these. In particular, they were mindful that Registered Social Landlords are independent, private sector bodies, whose compliance with the Standard is not a legal requirement and the majority of whom were being asked to implement the Standard at their own cost. Therefore, Registered Social Landlords are required to provide much less information than local authorities. __________________