New NSP form for assured tenants and new possession ground 7B – in use 1 December 2016
The changes can be found in The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016. The Schedule to those Regulations contains the content of the prescribed […]
Senior Independent Trustee – help or hindrance?
Two governance codes were launched during Trustee Week last year – the Voluntary Sector Governance Code and the Code for Sports Governance. Both codes suggest using a senior independent director […]
Social investment for charities: too complicated or misunderstood?
So what is social investment and is it really relevant to charities especially those that do not have millions of pounds turnover? Social investment can take many forms, examples of […]
What does the NAO’s report on the effectiveness of the CQC mean for providers?
The report, dated 13 October 2017, looked at most of the CQC’s regulatory activities, but focused on how well the regulator was performing regarding its core functions of registration, monitoring, […]
Doing the decent thing… (1)
Take Mr M, for example – Mr M was a tenant board member of his local housing association. Mr M, being a community minded man, got involved in supporting the […]
Ownership and Leadership
Alun Burge and Lord Myners, both quoted in Co-operative News: “Once essential democratic processes have become ossified, have lost their point and are unfit for purpose… Democracy must be rooted […]
Right to Buy Decision Time: Partnership or Compulsion?
HA boards need to get to grips quickly with the proposals and make a decision which could greatly impact upon the relationship between the Government and the housing sector in […]
End of contracting out brings extra pension costs
For employers with staff in public sector pension schemes, this extra cost will not be offset by higher employee pension contributions or any reduction in the pension benefits. Until now […]
Brexit, Co-ops and Social Enterprise – what next?
For those working in businesses seeking to achieve social aims, whether in the community sector, co-ops and mutuals, or social enterprises, the Brexit outcome creates some profound uncertainties – but […]
Court fee increases and warrant applications – October 2016
Warrant applications – beware! There have been some recent challenges to warrants of possession, on the basis that the “Balance due at date of request” section was not filled in […]
Mountain biking instructor sued by injured participant
The BBC reported that Mr Asif Ahmed fell from his bike when riding a descent on the Surrey Hills course. His injuries left him paralysed. The basis for the claim […]
Charity providing support to 80,000 people a year rescued following near collapse
Efforts to save the charity included making a number of its employees redundant. The charity has now been rescued by another charity, CGL (Change, Grow, Live) meaning that the jobs […]