Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Radical Change In Social Housing Governance

Governance – traditionally a backroom issue in social housing – will move centre stage from April when the performance of boards becomes paramount. The sector's regulator, the TSA, is consulting on six new standards due to come into force on 1 April, with one to cover governance and financial viability. The TSA's aims are clear: the onus is on boards to set and stick to their own standards. “We expect boards to be very much in control of their organisations but much more so going forward, as we will be much less prescriptive about codes of practice," says Louise Hyde, TSA governance policy manager. Read the rest of this article on the Guardian website.

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