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R u c h a z i e H o u s i n g A s s o c i a t i o n newsAUTUMN 2020 SCOTTISH HOUSING REGULATOR ENGAGEMENT PLAN - CHAIRPERSON UPDATE I am pleased to report that the Scottish Housing Regulator We welcome the confidence that SHR has shown in Ruchazie (SHR) has ended its statutory intervention at Ruchazie HA. It has been a long journey for everyone, and I would Housing Association. This follows a three-year period of like to thank staff, committee, appointees and the statutory assessment, improvement and hopefully sustainment of our manager who have worked tirelessly throughout this compliance with the Regulatory Standards of Governance challenging time. and Financial Management. Ruchazie has the right blend of skills and knowledge on our Ruchazie has been in statutory engagement since March committee, from the business and banking sector, along with 2018 when the Regulator used its statutory powers to appoint community knowledge and dedication. We believe this will a manager and four members to Ruchazie’s governing benefit the Association going forward, and tenants can be body following an independent investigation on governance reassured that the issues which led to intervention, have been matters. managed and resolved. These appointments were extended in December last year, Our new staff structure and our vision to collaborate with but significant improvements to governance and financial other organisations will support us to deliver the best service health saw the statutory manager appointment end in July. for our tenants. Now the Regulator has ended its statutory intervention but The Management Committee would like to acknowledge the will continue to engage with Ruchazie in the coming months support from our tenants who helped shape the final decision to ensure improvements made are sustained. we made to remain independent and look forward to working with you all again to ensure that Ruchazie remains In the past three years the staff and Committee have worked ‘a flourishing space for all’. constructively with the statutory manager and appointees and has addressed the serious failures which led to the The updated Engagement Plan can be found on our website intervention. We had a governance improvement plan to www.ruchazieha.co.uk. help with this. As part of this improvement plan we recruited We are always looking for tenants to get involved in our five new members to the governing body, recruited a decision making, and if you are interested in any aspect of permanent senior officer, undertook a review of our staff the Associations business, don’t be shy – get in touch! structure, and improved our policies, procedures and internal controls. We carried out a strategic review of our options and decided to remain independent and collaborate with other organisations. Hugh HollandChairperson R u c h a z i e H o u s i n g A s s o c i a t i o n news WINNERS 2020 Once again thank you to everyone who took part in our Annual Gardening Competition. I think you will all agree the standard was “Blooming Marvelous”! 1st Place Margaret O’Connor Runners Up Sylvia Murray Robina McCoid 2 R u c h a z i e H o u s i n g A s s o c i a t i o n news Annual General Meeting 2020 Once again thank you to everyone who took part in our Annual Gardening Competition. I think you will all agree the standard was “Blooming Marvelous”! The Management Committee of Ruchazie Housing Association held its first remote Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 22 September 2020. Members received an update from the Chairperson on the key achievements during 2019-2020 and the impact of COVID-19 on service delivery during full lockdown. Are you Chiene and Tait, Auditors presented the annual accounts for 2019-2020 and highlighted another positive year for the Association. Following the AGM, a Management Committee Meeting was held. The officer protected? bearers were elected and the Management Committee for 2020/2021 is: Everyone, at some point, may • Hugh Holland - Chairperson • David Khan - Committee Member suffer a disaster such as fire, Elected 2020 • Brian Tollett Vice - Chair flooding, burst pipes, theft or • Gillian Bell - Committee Member vandalism, which could damage • Ann Macdonald - Secretary Elected 2020 the contents of their home. While • Michelle Caldwell - Committee it is sensible to take precautions • Thomas McGuigan - Committee Member to prevent catastrophes from Member Elected 2020 happening, they are sometimes • Patrick Uti - Committee Member • Katrina Phillips - Committee unavoidable. It can be very • Robina Rigley - Committee Member Member Elected 2020 expensive to have to replace furniture, clothing, carpets and • David McKenzie - Committee electrical equipment. Member Elected 2020 All tenants and owner occupiers are responsible for insuring their contents against such losses like these. Ruchazie Housing RUCHAZIE NEEDS YOUR HELP Association urges all tenants and owner occupiers to take out We have places on the board of staff to give them advice and deliver home insurance in some form. the Association and we’d love it if a the services they require. If you’d like Tenants and owner occupiers tenant would volunteer to join us. to be more involved in making your can do this by making their own housing service better; pick up an info Ruchazie Housing Association was private arrangements or they pack from the office or give Janice a started by tenants 25 years ago can join the SFHA Diamond call. to improve housing conditions in Insurance Scheme. This scheme Ruchazie.Tenants have been essential Monthly meetings are held on a is underwritten by Royal & to running the Association ever since. Thursday from 6-8pm, and you can Sun Allianz plc and can help We are a mix of local tenants, local expect to attend training, and may Scotland’s tenants and owner residents, people who work here include some weekend sessions occupiers obtain home contents and some with other experience (although we do try to avoid that!) insurance easily and at a price such as housing, community work that is affordable. The scheme The yearly commitment works out at and finance. We’re a good team also allows policy holders to about 16 evenings plus up to 4 days. and we’d welcome another tenant extend their policy cover. to make the team even stronger. The For more information, contact Janice Want to know more? Contact Board has responsibility for all the Shields at the Associations Office or Fiona at the associations office. major decisions and employs the email [email protected] 3 R u c h a z i e H o u s i n g A s s o c i a t i o n news TRANSPORTTRANSPORT TO TO RUCHAZIE RUCHAZIE PANTRY PANTRY TRANSPORT TO CommunityCommunity Transport Transport Glasgow Glasgow (CTG) (CTG) is working is working in partnership in partnership with Ruchaziewith Ruchazie Pantry Pantry to provide to provide free free transporttransport for members forRUCHAZIE members who require who require to access to access the Pantry the Pantry but have but PANTRY havetrouble trouble getting getting there. there. Community Transport Glasgow (CTG) Notedis workingNoted below below arein partnershipthe are areas, the areas, days with daysand timesRuchazie and timesthat the thatPantry transport the transport to provide free transport for members who requireoperates: tooperates: access the Pantry but have trouble getting there. 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