Governance self-assessment

Internal Quality assurance is of critical importance to continuous improvement. With a range of stakeholders to assure, being able to use an easy to follow, thorough, industry developed framework to internally assess your performance is invaluable.

 

To ensure highest possible compliance with the Regulatory Standards, RSLs are required to carry out self-assessment which is the fundamental building block of producing an Assurance Statement. This tool has been designed to facilitate a comprehensive self-assessment of the level of compliance with Regulatory Standards which apply from 1st April 2019.

Key principles of self-assessment

Landlords should regularly assess their achievement of Regulatory Standards, doing so at least once every three years. Self-assessment of landlord’s performance against all of the Regulatory Standards, needs to be:

  • 1
    comprehensive and needs to involve review of all aspects of landlord’s governance framework.
  • 2
    inclusive – it needs to seek views and evidence for the self-assessment from governing body members, relevant staff and, where appropriate, other stakeholders including tenants.
  • 3
    based on clear evidence – and include conclusions and improvement actions. objective by rigorously challenging the assessment of landlord’s performance, with independent assurance where necessary.
  • 4
    objective
  • 5
    focused on improvement and identify clear actions to improve
  • 6
    closely monitored

Governance self-assessment framework

Publications and reports

EESSH Voluntary Collection Template – 2023/24 Return

SHN's Voluntary Collection template for reporting year 2023/24 - issued March 2024.

SHN Presentation on the new Regulatory Framework – Service Improvement and Scrutiny for Local Authorities – March 2024

Presentation from the recent Service Improvement and Scrutiny for Local Authorities forum on the Scottish Housing Regulator's new Regulatory Framework, which tool place in March 2024.

SHN/CHMA Presentation on Housing Revenue Accounts (HRA) data and new HRA Tool – SISF Forum – March 2024

SHN/Centre for Housing Market Analysis Presentation on Housing Revenue Accounts (HRA) data and information about the new SHN HRA Tool from the March 2024 Service Improvement and Scrutiny forum (SISF).