Rochdale Agenda
The agenda for our evidence gathering session which was held on Thursday 28th September in Rochdale is below:
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11.00 – 11:30 | Registration and refreshments |
11.30 – 11:40 | Welcome address Tony Newman, Leader of Croydon Council (Chair of Housing Commission) |
11:40 – 11:50 | Morning presentation: Challenges for community-led housing, current levels of local authority support and recent developments Nic Bliss Head of Policy, Confederation of Co-operative Housing |
11.50 – 12.30 | Table discussion 1 What are the challenges and barriers to the development of community-led housing schemes? To focus on:
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12.30 – 12.50 | Plenary session with feedback |
12.50 – 13.30 | LUNCH |
13:30 – 13:40 | Afternoon presentation 1: A co-operative approach of working with communities on housing development John Rooney, Head of Housing, Response Services and Districts, Oldham MBC |
13.40 – 14:20 | Table discussion 2 How have challenges and barriers been overcome? What opportunities are there for developing or supporting new schemes? To include:
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14:20 – 14:25 | Afternoon presentation 2: Practical help: A Technical Toolkit for local authorities and housing associations to support community-led housing Sally Thomas, Director of Communities, HACT |
14:25 – 15:00 | Table discussion 3 What should the products of the Housing Commission be?
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15:00 – 15:25 | Plenary session with feedback |
15:25 – 15:30 | Next steps and close Jamie Audsley, Deputy Cabinet Member for Economy & Jobs, Croydon Council |