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Tips on handling pay for Board Members
A recent report in Inside Housing suggested that the Board Members of Gallions Housing Association could be liable to pay back up to £250,000…
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New toolkit for Council Governance
A new toolkit has been launched to help councils change their governance arrangements to become more accountable and transparent. Rethinking governance: practical steps for…
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Town Hall Transparency Code introduced as law
All councils with annual gross incomes of more than £6.5m must sign up to a legally binding transparency code, communities secretary Eric Pickles has…
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Stock Transfer Guidance
The government consulted on the future of the stock transfer programme from June to September 2013; and in November 2013 issued the results of that…
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Guidance – completing the VFM statement due to the regulator very soon!
The published guidance is in 3 places and there is not much of it, but its a regulatory requirement. What there is can be found…
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Code of Governance for voluntary and community sector
Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community sector (the Code) second edition is now available. It sets out best practice for governing…
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Board member pay
Sector guidelines on board pay no longer reflect the needs of social landlords, a housing association criticised for hiking salaries has claimed. Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing…
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HAs downgraded by the regulator
A chief executive was awarded a £276,000 payout upon his retirement in an unusual arrangement which today led to his former association’s governance rating…
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Do or die questions to ask about technology
I came across this from the Chair of the Board at Blackburne House, where i am a non exec director I think its a…
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Example Role Descriptions for Involved Tenants
Here are some examples which will provide you with a base for amendment for your own needs: Role description of Chair Role description of…
