Official Reports, DCH Submissions and Briefings

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Dear Gordon 2

DCH Interim Response

DCH Dear Gordon

DCH The Case for Council Housing in 21st Century Britain

DCH Interim Response

DCH The Case for Council Housing pamphlet produced in 2003. Useful background reading...

LGIU Housing: The Right to Choose pamphlet

Centre for Public Services The Case for the 4th Option for Council Housing report

Listed are some of the key Parliamentry and government reports, DCH's submissions and briefing notes.


DCLG Select Committee Housing and the Credit Crunch, Feb 2009
	Housing and the Credit Crunch report
	Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence
	DCH evidence

DCLG Select Committee The Supply of Rented Housing, May 2008
	Supply of Rented Housing report
	Selected extracts from report
	DCH evidence

Government Housing and Regeneration Bill, November 2007
	Housing & Regeneration Bill
	Housing & Regeneration Bill
	Impact Assessment
	Transcript of oral evidence to Standing Bill Committee by Alan Walter, DCH (11 Dec)
See Housing Bill for DCH analysis and response.

Government Housing Green Paper, July 2007
	DCH additional comments on Local Housing Companies
	DCH 'Interim Response'
	Homes for the future: more sustainable, more affordable Housing Green Paper

DCLG The Cave Review of Social Housing Regulation, June 2007
	DCLG Press Statement Next steps for new social housing watchdog
	Final Report Every Tenants Matters A review of social housing regulation
	Executive Summary Every Tenants Matters A review of social housing regulation
	Consultation Paper Tenant Empowerment
	DCLG Terms of Reference
	DCH Response
	DCH Issues: notes for meeting with DCLG Cave Review Team 19/02/07

Public Accounts Select Committee A Foot on the Ladder: Low Cost Home Ownership Assistance, March 2007
	Public Accounts Select Committee Final Report

ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion Hills Review: The Future Roles of Social Housing in England, Feb 2007
	ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion Ends & Means

DCLG discussion paper 'Decent Homes to Sustainable Communities', June 2006
	DCLG Discussion Paper
	DCH Interim Response

ODPM Select Committee Affordability and the Supply of Housing, June 2006
	ODPM Select Committee Final Report
	ODPM Select Committee Final Report

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), January 2006
	DCH Briefing

Audit Commission 'Financing Council Housing', June 2005
	Audit Commission 'Financing Council Housing'
	DCH Press Statement
	House of Commons Council Housing groupPress Statement

Public Administration Select Committee 'Choice and Voice in Public Services', March 2005
	Public Administration Select Committee Final Report
	Written Evidence (including DCH)
	Oral & Written Evidence (including DCH)
	DCH Synopsis of Report

ODPM Select Committee 'Decent Homes' enquiry, May 2004
The influential ODPM Select Committee report (7 May 2004) on 'decent homes'came out clearly in support of an 'investment allowance' to provide the fourth option tenants want. It also heavily criticised the government for being 'dogmatic', said it could see no benefit from seperating housing management from housing strategy...
	ODPM Select Committee Final Report
	House of Commons Council Housing group Written Evidence
	DCH Written Evidence
	DCH Suplementary Written Evidence
	DCH Oral Evidence
	DCH Synopsis of Report
	DCH Press Statement
	DCH Extracts
	DCH Extracts
	Guardian article

Public Accounts Select Committee 'Improving Social Housing Through Transfer', March 2003
The PAC took written and verbal evidence and used evidence from the National Audit Office. It found improving homes through stock transfer cost £1300 more per home than if the council was allowed to do the work direct...
	Select Committee Final Report
	Select Committee Summary of Report
	DCH Synopsis of Report

National Audit Office 'Improving Social Housing Through Transfer', March 2003
The NAO research provided the basis of the PAC report above. Privatised council homes have been massively undervalued leading to big projected surpluses for new landlords Repairs and improvements through transfer expected to cost nearly 1/3 (£1.3b) more than councils doing the work Despite the asset stripping and profiteering 17% may not meet the Decent Homes standard Less than half (43%) of tenants after transfer thought promises had been met or exceeded
	National Audit Office Report
	DCH Evidence

Audit Commission 'Improving Services Through Resident Involvement', June 2004
The Audit Commission concluded that councils are 'mis-selling' the role of tenant board members...
	Audit Commission Report
	DCH Synopsis of Report

ODPM 'Blue skies review 'The Way Forward for Housiing Capital Finance', August 2003
The department conducted a 'blue skies' review of housing finance that discussed all of the main DCH demands and proposals.
	ODPM Consultation Document
	DCH Submission
	DCH Submission (on Local Government Bill)