Governance

To promote more effective joint working between housing associations, trusts, local authorities & private sector, to encourage wider thinking and to generate improved practice.

Government is devolving more responsibility to local authorities to be the strategic enablers in their areas, to act as ‘place shapers’ and to offer strong community leadership. Strong and Prosperous Communities 

The Local Government White Paper (2006) set out a vision of strong leadership and gave a focus to partnership working that can deliver improved outcomes for local housing, in alignment with locally identified needs and local circumstances. The approach reflects a step change in the involvement of a wide range of partners and local people. There has been a strengthening of the partnership frameworks which support these ways of working and the democratic structures which provide accountability and scrutiny.