SEN — Briefings

Briefings

SEN policy and practice briefings and summary notes for elected and board members

Access and choice
Documents
- Allocations and flexible tenancies
  21 June 2011
- The Health and Social Care Bill 2011: the implications for housing
  15 February 2011
- Ending rough sleeping by 2012 - what can housing organisations do?
  28 October 2010
- Ending rough sleeping by 2012 - what can housing organisations do? - elected member summary
  28 October 2010
- Fair and flexible: HQN guidance on carrying out Equality Impact Assessments of allocations policies and procedures
  20 October 2010
- Allocations, temporary housing and supported housing: an update
  18 October 2010
- Working with the private rented sector to increase access for households in housing need - an overview of best practice
  20 September 2010
- The TSA requirements for allocations and lettings
  25 January 2010
- Fair and flexible - statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England, issued 4 December 2009
  17 December 2009
- Fair and flexible - draft statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England, issued 31 July 2009
  6 August 2009
- Community cohesion and housing organisations
  23 June 2009
- Community cohesion and housing organisations - elected member summary
  23 June 2009
- Gypsy and Traveller accommodation - achieving progress on the ground
  20 February 2009
- Gypsy and Traveller accommodation - achieving progress on the ground - elected member summary
  20 February 2009
- Code of Guidance for local housing authorities - choice-based lettings
  8 December 2008
- Choice based lettings update - May 2008
  28 May 2008
- Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
  20 March 2008
- Disabled Facilities Grant reform - the package of changes
  17 March 2008
- Enabling choice and independence for disabled people
  17 March 2008
Enabling
Documents
- Planning reform and housing supply
  24 May 2011
- The emergence of Local Housing Companies
  18 March 2009
- The emergence of Local Housing Companies - elected member summary
  18 March 2009
- Improving your approach to enabling affordable housing: lessons learned from the SEN toolkit pilot
  4 March 2009
- How to write a development brief
  8 January 2009
- How to write a development brief - elected member summary
  8 January 2009
- Ensuring a fair housing market for all - latest housing market package
  15 September 2008
- Enabling affordable housing toolkit
  12 September 2008
- Housing and planning: update on recent changes to the planning system
  23 July 2008
- Regular Market Engagement - Making the most of it!
  12 May 2008
Homelessness
Documents
- Housing and support for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds – the Southwark Judgement two years on
  12 December 2011
- Ending rough sleeping across the UK
  15 November 2011
- Ending rough sleeping across the UK - elected members' summary
  15 November 2011
- Reducing the churn - tackling the blight of repeat homelessness
  30 March 2011
- Reducing the churn - tackling the blight of repeat homelessness - elected members' summary
  30 March 2011
- Planning for the future - a checklist to inform homelessness prevention post emergency budget
  4 August 2010
- Tackling homelessness - assessing the needs of 16- and 17-year-olds
  23 June 2010
- Homelessness - implications of the latest government announcements
  5 November 2009
- Homelessness - implications of the latest government announcements - elected member summary
  5 November 2009
- State of the nation: homelessness
  10 June 2009
- State of the nation: homelessness - elected member summary
  10 June 2009
- The government's new rough sleeping strategy: No One Left Out - a new goal to end rough sleeping
  4 December 2008
- Housing, children and young people
  2 June 2008
- A new approach to tackling rough sleeping
  1 June 2008
- Help! How do I write a Homelessness Strategy in four short months
  4 April 2008
Housing support
Documents
- Community Budgets
  11 August 2011
- What inspectors say about diversity
  20 July 2010
- Under pressure - Tackling the financial challenge for councils of an ageing population
  2 June 2010
- Under pressure - elected member and board member summary
  2 June 2010
- Tackling social exclusion and inequality in housing
  10 December 2009
- Tackling social exclusion and inequality in housing - elected member summary
  10 December 2009
- Personalisation and individual budgets: challenge or opportunity?
  17 November 2009
- Home Improvement Agencies - the future
  14 July 2009
- Home Improvement Agencies - the future - elected member summary
  14 July 2009
- A review of developments in adult social care
  18 May 2009
- A review of developments in adult social care - elected member summary
  18 May 2009
- Developing and delivering the housing response to worklessness for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness
  10 March 2009
- Developing and delivering the housing response to worklessness for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness - elected member summary
  10 March 2009
- Responding to the needs of migrant workers
  15 January 2009
- Responding to the needs of migrant workers - elected member summary
  15 January 2009
- Getting ahead of the game, preparing for inspection - what do you need to do? A guide for Housing Benefit staff
  13 January 2009
- The harder test - the Audit Commission's fresh approach to benefits inspection
  13 January 2009
- How the social housing sector can help to tackle worklessness
  23 October 2008
- Disabled adaptations - the current agenda
  14 October 2008
- The Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement
  26 August 2008
Private sector housing
Documents
Regeneration
Documents
- Planning reform and housing supply
  24 May 2011
- The end of Housing Market Renewal?
  8 April 2011
- The Killian Pretty Review of planning applications
  26 January 2009
- The Killian Pretty Review of planning applications - elected member summary
  26 January 2009
- Market renewal and mixed communities
  12 January 2009
- Transforming Places; Changing Lives - the Government's framework for regeneration
  1 October 2008
- How to get the best performance from developer partners
  20 August 2008
- How to work with developers and housing associations to deliver appropriate developments - a local authority perspective
  11 June 2008
- Housing and Regeneration Act
  2 December 2008
Rural housing
Documents
- Rural housing issues - a summary of recent government announcements
  23 December 2009
- Rural housing issues - a summary of recent government announcements - elected member summary
  23 December 2009
- Rural housing - responding to the issues
  11 November 2009
- Rural housing - responding to the issues - elected member summary
  11 November 2009
- Living Working Countryside: The Government Response to The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing
  7 July 2009
Social housing
Documents
- The New Homes Bonus and planning for housing
  24 March 2011
- Localism and the Big Society agenda: the role for social landlords?
  6 January 2011
- Elected member briefing note on the allocation of social rented housing
  24 June 2010
- The TSA's new regulatory framework for social housing
  6 April 2010
- Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Tenant Services Authority (TSA)
  16 September 2008
- Alternative models of delivering affordable new-build housing
  10 July 2008
Strategic approach
Documents
- Neighbourhood planning
  24 November 2011
- Community Budgets
  11 August 2011
- Democratic filter or bureaucratic blockage? The proposed changes to the complaints system
  4 August 2011
- Planning reform and housing supply
  24 May 2011
- The New Homes Bonus and planning for housing
  24 March 2011
- East Kent Housing - a shared housing solution?
  9 March 2011
- Shared services - a solution to cuts without consequences
  10 February 2011
- Green Paper on crime - Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders
  14 January 2011
- Green Paper on crime - Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders - member summary
  14 January 2011
- Localism and the Big Society agenda: the role for social landlords?
  6 January 2011
- Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
  7 October 2010
- Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) - elected and board member summary
  7 October 2010
- Practical partnership working - a guide for housing organisations
  14 September 2010
- Local economic assessment
  5 May 2010
- Local economic assessment - elected member summary
  5 May 2010
- Strengthening local democracy
  30 March 2010
- Strengthening local democracy - elected members summary
  30 March 2010
- The English regions - setting the scene and future direction
  23 February 2010
- The strategic approach to housing - the new key line of enquiry
  20 January 2010
- Regional housing research programmes
  18 January 2010
- Regional housing research programmes - elected member summary
  18 January 2010
- Preparing for single regional strategies
  11 January 2010
- Preparing for single regional strategies - elected member summary
  11 January 2010
- Comprehensive Area Assessment - a brief summary of results
  11 December 2009
- Health and housing - understanding the interdependencies
  19 November 2009
- Health and housing - understanding the interdependencies - elected member summary
  19 November 2009
- Using data and information to improve decision-making and performance
  13 November 2009
- Housing - a risky business? Raised expectations and risk management
  20 October 2009
- Housing - a risky business? Raised expectations and risk management - elected member summary
  20 October 2009
- The strategic approach to housing - changes to expectations of local authorities and their partners
  1 October 2009
- The role of housing organisations in promoting financial inclusion
  18 September 2009
- The role of housing organisations in promoting financial inclusion - elected member summary
  18 September 2009
- The strategic approach to housing - consultation on a new key line of enquiry
  18 August 2009
- The Housing Revenue Account Review - what it means for strategic housing authorities
  14 August 2009
- The Housing Revenue Account Review - what it means for strategic housing authorities - elected member summary
  14 August 2009
- The Tenant Services Authority's proposed regulatory framework
  3 August 2009
- The Tenant Services Authority's proposed regulatory framework - elected member summary
  3 August 2009
- The Single Equality Bill - the strategic approach
  9 July 2009
- The Single Equality Bill - the strategic approach - elected member summary
  9 July 2009
- Developing a research function to support local and sub-regional market assessments
  30 June 2009
- Developing a research function to support local and sub-regional market assessments - elected member summary
  30 June 2009
- Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships - delivering priorities
  17 June 2009
- Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships - delivering priorities - elected member summary
  17 June 2009
- Budget 2009 - the implications for the housing sector
  5 May 2009
- Budget 2009 - the implications for the housing sector - elected member summary
  5 May 2009
- Understanding the public health agenda: a housing strategy health impact assessment
  12 December 2008
- Towards zero carbon housing
  10 December 2008
- â€˜Top tips' for dealing with recession from our Associates
  26 November 2008
- Reviewing and refreshing your housing strategy
  20 November 2008