Performance and Service Improvement for Local Authorities

Our communities of practice are a group of like minded professionals that work (or have an interest in) an area of housing practice.

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About

The remit of this community of practice is to share practice on regulatory requirements and developments, national scrutiny developments and learning from outcomes, sharing knowledge and experience of service improvement tools and approaches. The community of practice also regularly shares knowledge and learning on customer satisfaction measurement approaches and tenant scrutiny activities. 

 

 

Key Content

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Data insights, including review of Charter and network data, good practice and common errors. Tenant insight – a toolkit for landlords

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Annual Assurance Statements – reviews of key themes

3

Tenant scrutiny panels – best practice

4

Meeting new statutory requirements, including Getting to know you – collecting equalities information and Human Rights-based approaches to housing

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Tenant Scrutiny – sharing best practice

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Value for Money – What is value for money – best practice

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Regulatory intervention – learning from others’ experience sharing best practice

Services

Forthcoming Events

Performance and Service Improvement Forum

Hear from local authorities and RSLs about the systems performance management systems they use.
20th Jan 2026
Virtual Event on Microsoft Teams

Publications and reports

Results from the SHN Rent Increase Survey 2026/27

Results from the SHN Rent Increase Survey 2026/27, updated in January 2026, including responses from 67 organisations (48 RSLs and 19 LAs) regarding their rent increase options for 2026/27.

Housing Options Training Toolkit Flyer

Flyer with information on the Housing Options Training Toolkit and it now being available to housing associations and co-operatives in Scotland.

Brodies Solicitors Housing Bill briefing – updated Dec 25

Brodies Solicitors have provided us with this updated briefing note on the new Housing Bill

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