Part 3Performance of social landlords
Targets, guidance, code of conduct and equal opportunities
I1I235Guidance: housing activities
1
The Regulator must issue guidance setting out—
a
indicators by reference to which it intends to measure progress towards achieving standards and outcomes set out in the Scottish Social Housing Charter, and
b
how it otherwise intends to assess whether a social landlord has achieved, or made progress towards achieving those standards and outcomes.
2
The Regulator may also issue guidance—
a
setting out indicators by reference to which it intends to measure progress towards meeting a performance improvement target,
b
setting out how it otherwise intends to assess whether a social landlord has met, or made progress towards meeting, a performance improvement target,
c
on any other matter related to housing services provided by social landlords.
3
Guidance may be given generally or for particular purposes (and different guidance may be issued for different social landlords or for different areas or cases).
4
Before issuing, revising or withdrawing general guidance, the Regulator must consult—
a
Ministers,
b
tenants of social landlords or their representatives,
c
homeless persons or bodies representing the interests of homeless persons,
d
recipients of housing services provided by social landlords or their representatives,
e
social landlords or their representatives,
f
secured creditors of registered social landlords or their representatives, and
g
the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
5
The Regulator must make arrangements for bringing its guidance (and any revision or withdrawal) to the attention of affected social landlords.