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A programme for the day is in development, but we’d anticipate the visit beginning at 10am with a tour of the village and an opportunity to speak to tenants, then a lunch break on site followed by discussions in the afternoon.
Willowacre Home (westscot.co.uk)
Willowacre Trust provide free support services to WSHA tenants and the wider community including energy and money advice, handyperson, upcycling and digital literacy services and manage a large community centre, Barrowfield Community Hub.
To mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2016 members, with the Parliament's outreach service, visited Thornlie Primary School in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire and Westfield Primary School, West Lothian and worked with the pupils to enable them to build their confidence to give evidence to the Committee.
In addition to correspondence and updates, respondents noted visits, one-to-one meetings with tenants, dedicated email addresses for enquiries and RAAC specific webpages and FAQs.
That is giving rise to concerns for all those who are affected in all parts of the country, but particularly in places such as Orkney, which rely on mobile screening units visiting once every three years.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 November 2024
Any approach must, insofar as possible, provide long-term certainty to tenants, landlords and investors. The absence of long-term certainty has significantly undermined the effectiveness of the private rental sector and it is essential that this Bill provides long-term certainty.
We need more officers out on the ground to visit these people. Housing officers come and visit them but I am getting stories that officers are quite aggressive with people.
The tracker has a date-sensitive cell that turns red eight weeks after the completion, and our housing officers then call or visit the tenant and go over the job to ensure that what has been done has worked.
Responses were received from 18 organisations, including local authorities, housing associations, professional bodies, tenants’ groups, RAAC campaigners, and individuals.