Transparency Policy
Black Country Housing Group is committed to accounting for its actions and performance in an open and transparent manner. This commitment is to our customers, local communities, partners, regulators and other stakeholders. We publish information about how we perform, what we spend and how we are governed, so that anyone who has an interest in our work can find out about the services we provide and our effectiveness.
Transparency about what we do
We publish up to date details of the services we provide to customers, and how to access them. We also publish key policies including our policies on allocating housing, repairs and complaints. Copies of our published policies are available below. We will consult with customers about policies to be published through the Scrutiny Panel and Digital Board.
We have adopted the National Housing Federation’s Code of Governance. We undertake an annual review of our compliance with the code, and publish the extent to which we have complied in our Annual Report and Financial Statements.
We comply with all legal and regulatory requirements of our business and this includes publishing details of the Gender Pay Gap in our business.
Transparency about our priorities and performance
It is important that our customers and other stakeholders are able to openly access information on our priorities and are able to review our performance.
- We publish our strategic plan
- We publish our financial performance annually in financial statements
- We report annually to customers on our performance against regulatory standards within our annual report to customers
If you would like any information about Board, their decisions or priorities, please email your request to info@bchg.co.uk.
Transparency about what we spend
We publish a value for money statement in our Financial Statements and in our Customers’ Annual Report. The Financial Statement outlines a range of information including:
- Operating cost per social housing unit
- Total operating cost per unit
- Operating surplus on social lettings
- Spend per unit on maintenance, management, services, new supply and overheads
- Arrears collection (and bad debt generally)
You can also find out about how we procure our good and services in our Procurement Policy.
We publish details of spend over £500 on development schemes which are funded through Homes England.
Other Key Policies
Below you will find a link to all of our key policies including our Equality and Diversity Strategy and Whistleblowing Policy, which you can access by clicking on the links below:
Financial Information and Value for Money
Procurement Policy
Rent Setting Policy
Service Charge Policy
Financial Statements & Annual Report
Our Services and Performance
Customer Annual Report
Lettings Policy
Anti-social Behaviour Policy
Gas Servicing Policy
Electrical Safety Policy
Asbestos Policy
Legionella Policy
Complaints Policy
RSH Governance & Viability Rating
CQC Ratings
Complaints Policy
Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code: Self-assessment form
Self-Assessment Form
Information for residents about the Housing Ombudsman Service
Governance
Whistleblowing Policy
Data Protection Policy
Anti-Fraud Policy
Privacy Notice
Gender Pay Gap Report
Data Retention and Disposal Policy
Members of the Board and Board Committees
Strategy
Equality and Diversity Strategy
Customer Engagement Strategy
Health and Wellbeing Strategy
People Strategy
Strategic Plan 2020-2023
Environmental Management Strategy