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.