Risk and proportionality: refocusing the regulation and inspection framework for housing

By: Shelter Scotland  Published: May 2006


Communities Scotland is consulting on changes its regulation and inspection framework, including inspection of homelessness services. Read Shelter's response here.

Summary

Communities Scotland is consulting on changes to its regulation and inspection framework, including inspection of homelessness services. In its response, Shelter broadly welcomes many of the proposals put forward by the agency but also urges that more attention is paid to extracting lessons for housing practice; to dovetailing homelessness inspection with strategy monitoring; and to responding to service problems outwith the normal inspection cycle. Read the full response here.