The Assurance Statement ensures landlords are responsible and accountable for delivering positive outcomes and services for tenants and service users in key areas including housing and homelessness, tenant and resident safety and human rights and equality.

The statement was presented at a recent Housing Committee and signed by convener, Councillor Michael McPake, prior to its submission to the Regulator.

One of the key areas of assurance relates to tenant and resident safety and appropriate compliance with relevant safety requirements including gas safety, electrical safety, water safety and fire safety. The council complies with all the regulatory requirements set out and achieves all the standards and outcomes.

“Tenants are at the heart of our pledge,” explained Councillor McPake. “By signing the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Assurance Statement, we, as a council, once again reaffirm our commitment to comply with all the necessary regulations and standards that our tenants rightly expect to receive from us as their landlord.

“To ensure compliance is met we continue to monitor, review and update all aspects of the requirements on an ongoing basis we have robust and effective processes and mechanisms in place.

“It’s also pleasing to note that no areas of non-compliance were required to be reported to the regulator and we will strive to continue to maintain this high standard.”

Since April 2019, social landlords in Scotland have a statutory obligation to produce an Annual Assurance Statement relating to the previous financial year.