Petition · PE01189 · Session 3
Standards of Social Rented Housing
Signatures
8
Comments
0
Considered
11 meetings
What it asks
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to conduct an inquiry into the responsibilities of private landlords, the levels of social housing below tolerable standard, and the impact ‘slum’ living conditions has on the health and wellbeing of both residents and the wider community, and whether such conditions should merit housing renewal area status and additional Scottish Government funding.
What the petitioner did first
Several very well attended local public meetings have taken place where elected members (MSP and councillors) along with the police, fire service, local authority departments, local housing association and voluntary sector agencies have all come together to listen to the serious concerns of local people.
Discussions have taken place with the local authority who are sympathetic to applying for ‘Housing Renewal Area’ status for Govanhill under section 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (when this statutory provision is brought into force by the Scottish Government).
However, the concern is that additional capital resources would be necessary to tackle the scale of the private housing stock problem, which is directly responsible for public health and safety hazards, overcrowding and the worrying social and racial tensions in the neighbourhood.
Discussions have taken place with the local authority who are sympathetic to applying for ‘Housing Renewal Area’ status for Govanhill under section 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (when this statutory provision is brought into force by the Scottish Government).
However, the concern is that additional capital resources would be necessary to tackle the scale of the private housing stock problem, which is directly responsible for public health and safety hazards, overcrowding and the worrying social and racial tensions in the neighbourhood.
Where it was considered
Official Report-
7 Oct 20081 mention
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27 Jan 20091 mention
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16 Jun 20092 mentions
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3 Nov 20091 mention
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9 Feb 20101 mention
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2 Mar 20101 mention
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4 May 20101 mention
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7 Sep 20101 mention
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23 Nov 20101 mention
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22 Feb 20111 mention
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6 Sep 20111 mention
Signatures by country
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