§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what access(a) the public and (b) tenants are allowed to the minutes of housing associations; and if copies of those minutes are provided to Scottish Homes. [11330]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe publication and circulation of minutes are matters for individual housing associations and practice varies between associations. As the regulating body for housing associations, Scottish Homes has access to minutes of association meetings and requires associations to provide copies of these for all meetings held in the six months prior to a monitoring visit.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what powers Scottish Homes has to monitor the operation of housing associations in Scotland. [11331]
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§ Mr. RobertsonThe Housing Associations Act 1985 and the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 give Scottish Homes a range of regulatory responsibilities, including the maintenance of a register of housing associations and the supervision and control of registered housing associations in Scotland. Scottish Homes publishes an annual report of its monitoring activities.