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Member only 07 Feb 2022

Focus on influencing Scotland: February 2022

This publication provides a round up of recent Scottish briefings, consultation responses and member updates.

Member only 03 Feb 2022

What you need to know about the Levelling Up White Paper

This briefing provides a summary of the Levelling Up White Paper, the most significant announcements and CIH's initial response.

Free 27 Jan 2022

Walking the talk: An overview of the right to adequate housing and human rights issues for landlords in Scotland

This report commissioned by CIH Scotland and conducted by Newhaven Research sets out practical steps for landlords to progress the right to adequate housing.

Free 27 Jan 2022

Walking the talk: A summary of the right to adequate housing and human rights issues for landlords in Scotland

Summary of the report commissioned by CIH Scotland and conducted by Newhaven Research sets out practical steps that landlords can take to progress the right to adequate housing.

Member only 25 Jan 2022

Consultation briefing: prevention of homelessness duties

This CIH member briefing provides a summary of the Scottish Government and COSLA consultation on the introduction of new statutory duties to prevent homelessness in Scotland.

Free 21 Jan 2022

Council planning, decision making and capacity in relation to net-zero: consultation response

Response to the consultation by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the role of local authorities in supporting the target to reach net-zero emissions by 2045.

Free 21 Jan 2022

Framework for the Resource Spending Review: consultation response

This is a response to the consultation by the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review Framework.

20 Jan 2022

Fuel poverty and warm homes programme evidence

Providing evidence to the Senedd Social Justice Committee, read CIH Cymru's complete response outlining the challenges of improving homes whilst reducing fuel poverty.

Member only 18 Jan 2022

The Regulator of Social Housing’s consultation on the introduction of tenant satisfaction measures

We have pulled together a summary of the documentation introducing the draft tenant satisfaction measures and context across all the documents for convenience.

Free 14 Jan 2022

Review of letting agent qualification 2022: research scope

This document sets out the scope for research into the impact of mandatory qualifications for letting agents that operate in Scotland.

14 Jan 2022

Second homes evidence

Responding to a call for evidence from the Senedd Housing and Local Government committee read CIH Cymru's full response outlining the challenges of second homes.

14 Jan 2022

Tystiolaeth ail gartrefi

Wrth ymateb i alwad am dystiolaeth gan bwyllgor Tai a Llywodraeth Leol y Senedd, darllenodd ymateb llawn CIH Cymru yn amlinellu heriau ail gartrefi.

11 Jan 2022

Hospital discharge and patient flow evidence

Responding to a call for evidence from the Senedd Health committee, read all the detail of CIH Cymru response highlighting the role of housing advice in supporting effective hospital discharge.

11 Jan 2022

Rhyddhau cleifion o'r ysbyty a thystiolaeth llif cleifion

Wrth ymateb i alwad am dystiolaeth gan bwyllgor Iechyd y Senedd, darllenwch holl fanylion ymateb CIH Cymru yn tynnu sylw at rôl cyngor ar dai wrth gefnogi rhyddhau cleifion o'r ysbyty yn effeithiol.

Member only 10 Jan 2022

Consultation briefing: the draft Rented Sector Strategy

This member briefing summarises the Scottish Government's consultation on a new strategy to cover the private and social rented sector.