Details of relevant events will be placed here as soon as they become available

Transfers and Self-funding: CIPFA responds to Ministerial Statement
In his Ministerial Statement of 16 December (Hansard Column 135WS), the Minster for Housing invited views on the proposed changes to the Housing Stock Transfer programme in the context of Self-Funding. Click here to read CIPFA’s response.

CIPFA responds to Government consultation on TSA regulation
CIPFA has responded to the CLG consultation on the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2009. This Cross Domain Order contains proposals to allow the Tenant Services Authority to register and therefore regulate Local Authority providers of social housing. To read the response in full, click here.

CIPFA responds to Government consultation on Housing Finance Reform
CIPFA has responded to the CLG consultation on Housing Finance Reform. To read the response in full, click here.

Local Authority Housing Newsletter
Click here to download the latest edition of the Panel's newsletter. This issue includes several pieces on the HRA Subsidy Review, including one specifically on debt. There is also some information about a consultation on housing regulation, CIPFA’s own manifesto and forthcoming CIPFA events. To subscribe to this free newsletter please email julian.smith@cipfa.org.

Volunteer Feedback Survey
We are always eager to hear existing (and potential) panel members' views on how we can help support you better. The Volunteer Survey offers a formal mechanism for you to feed back your views to CIPFA.

Would you like to join CIPFA’s Local Authority Housing Panel?
At a time when affordable housing is high on the national policy agenda, CIPFA’s Local Authority Housing Panel is playing an active part in the development of ideas for the future financing of social housing and related policies. The Panel meets 3 to 4 times a year and is responsible for all financial management and policy issues that affect local authority housing. In particular, the Panel:

• develops Institute responses to Government, professional bodies' and other bodies' consultation/discussion papers and exposure drafts
• develops, promotes and maintains best practice, standards and guidelines
• produces and disseminates relevant advice and material for members and employers in local authority housing
• establishes positive and productive professional relationships with Government, government departments and agencies, the national audit bodies, professional regulators and other bodies falling within the Panel's defined areas of responsibility.

If you feel you could contribute to the Panel’s thinking and activities and would like to be considered for membership of the Panel, in the first instance please contact julian.smith@cipfa.org with a short summary of your CV and of your reasons for interest in joining the Panel.