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"I enjoyed your style and methods hugely."

 

Fran Woodard Director
(Modernisation Initiative)

 

"I found the process simple and well managed. Colleagues at Skills & Projects are helpful and very competent which made for conducive working. Skills & Projects were clear about timetables and delivery and were well organised.

 

Work was delivered on time and on budget. They ran the benchmarking meetings efficiently and effectively. The training given has been clear and was given a good rating by staff at Ducane."

 

Mike Wilkins, CEO Ducane HA and chair of g320

Policy Development for the Housing Corporation

External Validation of Reporitng Systems

In September 2003 Skills & Projects were commissioned to facilitate a policy development and review process involving an advisory group of representatives from the Housing Corporation, National Housing Federation, Audit Commission, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Robson Rhodes, HouseMark, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and wider consultation with and feedback from housing associations.

At the end of this process we wrote the framework and guidance for housing associations, published by the Housing Corporation.

In 2005/2006 we conducted a review of the impact which included further consultation with stakeholders and an on-line survey of Housign Associations.

In 2007 we revised the guidelines in line with the Housing Corporation's review of regulation.

Our approach and methodology achieved key stakeholder consensus on the detail of a regulatory framework and associated guidance, and substantial sector wide acceptance of the new regulatory requirement, as confirmed by the sector wide survey.