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Council Framework
Reports and minutes of formal meetings are published on the council's website. This includes all decisions made by individual Cabinet Members, and key decisions taken by officers.
Social value requirements are included in the council's Commercial Strategy and are a requirement of every tender. The Joint Contract Board monitor this requirement as part of approval to each Commercial Strategy to procure. Monitoring of social value outcomes is undertaken by the Commercial Hub.
During 2025/26 the following significant inspections and regulatory engagements were completed:
Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) - an inspection completed in November 2025 found that the council's housing service is heading in the right direction to ensure its 10,500+ tenants have a safe, healthy home. The council received a C2, the second highest rating. This means that whilst it is delivering most of the requirements, some aspects of the service need further improvements to fully meet the standards.
Following a self-referral to the Regulator of Social Housing in 2022, the council continued to actively engage on the plans agreed at the time and sought to build on the original commitments to ensure the housing service meets the new consumer standards reflecting our tenants' voices. Following the inspection in November this undertaking was removed.