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Quarterly Report

November 2001

Representation

The CCH has 173 member organisations.

Policy

The CCH's co-operation in housing strategy, developed in partnership with the Co-operative Union and the UK Co-operative Council has been moved forward in the following areas:

The CCH's co-operation in housing strategy, developed in partnership with the Co-operative Union and the UK Co-operative Council has been moved forward in the following areas:

Stock transfer

The CCH's stock transfer proposals - the Community Gateway Model - were launched on 7th November in Portcullis House in a Mutuo publication entitled "Transferring Ownership: Community empowerment in social housing". A project will now go forward to develop/implement the stock transfer proposals in partnership between the CCH/Co-op Union/Chartered Institute of Housing. A key part of the consultation programme will be two seminars, aimed at local authority members, staff and tenants, in Manchester on 5th December, and in London on 12th December. For further details, please contact the Co-op Union Events Office on 0161 246 2908 or rbutler.coopunion@co-op.co.uk.

Best practice in community control for RSLs programme

Work has started on this programme, which forms a key part of the Housing Corporation's Communities in Control strategy. The programme will develop a range of community control options for tenants and residents and disseminate these options. Consultants have now been appointed to work on the programme - Social Regeneration Consultants in partnership with the University of Lincoln & Humberside and BOW Community Projects. It is intended that a seminar, with an invited audience, on key issues will be held in January 2002 as part of the programme.

Community Land Trusts

A seminar bringing together various practitioners from across the country looking at Community Land Trusts was held in September 2001. Fieldwork for the CCH Community Land Trust programme has started, alongside structural planning being carried out by HACAS Chapman Hendy. This work is being jointly funded by Birmingham City Council and the Housing Corporation.

The CCH has also played a role in working with the Co-op College to investigate training requirements for housing co-ops.

The CCH has also been requested to have informal discussions with the Housing Corporation on tenant management in RSL properties.

Promotion

The next CCH annual conference will be held in Wigan on 22nd/24th March 2002. Sally Keeble MP, Deputy Housing Minister, has agreed to address the conference.

The CCH has attended the following events in the last two months:

The CCH has also been asked by the Housing Corporation to assist Clays Lane Housing Co-op. This work is in progress.

Research

The following pieces of research are available:

Tenant Control & Social Exclusion

A study into how tenant controlled organisations impact on the government's social exclusion agenda.

Service provision to housing co-ops

A detailed assessment of how organisations provide services to housing co-ops.

Database of policies and procedures

A CD-ROM containing sample policies and procedures for housing co-ops.

Code of Governance

The CCH Code of Governance, published in partnership with the National Housing Federation.

As part of the review of Tenant Management Organisation Modular Management Agreement, the CCH has been asked to draw up a Code of Governance for TMOs.

Publicity

The CCH's interactive website continues to be sited at http://www.cch-uk.org/. The CCH also now operates a discussion list for serious housing co-op afficienados!

Forthcoming meetings

Forthcoming CCH General Council meetings will be held on:

Any housing co-op member (particularly those from CCH member organisations) are welcome to attend. Please contact us for further details.