14
Deferred
We call on social housing providers to take stigma and discrimination seriously, not to assume...
Recommendation
We call on social housing providers to take stigma and discrimination seriously, not to assume its staff are immune from such prejudices, and to ensure their boards better reflect their communities. We also encourage them to make every effort to encourage diversity among their senior management teams. As part of its review of the consumer standards, we also recommend that the Regulator of Social Housing introduce a requirement on providers to demonstrate that their boards and senior management teams reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
Government Response Summary
The government states it is considering how requirements on diversity among boards and senior management will be set in a future suite of consumer standards and how they might proactively regulate them, with a consultation planned for 2023.
Paragraph Reference
63
Government Response
Deferred
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
6. We expect boards and governing bodies to assure themselves that they comply with the standards. We are considering how these requirements will be set in a future suite of consumer standards and how we might proactively regulate them. The requirements on providing opportunities for involvement may, for example, include supporting tenant panels and groups. The consultation on the new standards, which is planned to take place in 2023 (subject to enactment of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill and Direction to the regulator by the Secretary of State), will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to feed into how these issues are addressed in the new consumer regulation framework. (Paragraph 68)
Source
Inquiry
The Regulation of Social Housing
Report
First Report - The Regulation of Social Housing
20 Jul 2022
HC 18
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.9 yrs
Report published
20 Jul 2022