Governance & Compliance in the Welsh Housing Sector
Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th March 2023
Hosted at Melin Homes, Pontypool
Cost: £398+VAT
Our two day course aims to provide you with a thorough understanding of Governance & Compliance in the Welsh Housing Sector, including all the recent regulatory updates. The course is aimed at Governance Practitioners, Governance Officers, Company Secretaries, Compliance Officers and anyone else with a responsibility for governance in Wales.
The course will be facilitated by our Governance Specialist, Deirdre LaBassiere, and will cover:
The course will be facilitated by our Governance Specialist, Deirdre LaBassiere, and will cover:
- The core functions of the Board, Committees, the Company Secretary and the Governance team, in theory & in practice.
- The role of the Board in setting strategy of the organisation and leading the organisation, & how the Board works with the Executive.
- Effective governance, what it is, & what it is not.
- The legal framework & common codes used by Housing Associations including the CHC Code of Governance.
- The purpose of the Regulator of Social Housing, compliance requirements and the role of the governance function in supporting compliance activities.
- Social Housing Regulation in Wales
- The Board’s role in respect of Risk and Assurance, the difference between assurance and reassurance & how the governance function can support effective risk & assurance management.
- How to equip your organisation with the governance toolkit needed to reflect statutory and regulatory requirements and meet the needs of your organisation – including terms of reference and delegated authorities.
- How to set an annual cycle of governance appropriate for your organisation.
- How to ensure your Board has sight of stakeholder views.
- An opportunity to reflect on your learning and to consider how you will put it into practice in your own organisation.
For further information and to book on the course, please contact Kate Goodall on
Tel: 0121 285 6161 or [email protected]
Tel: 0121 285 6161 or [email protected]