1. Update for East Region network meeting
Housing LIN
Update for East Region network meeting
8th July 2014
Sue Garwood
Lead for the East of England
Housing LIN

2. Planning Homes and communities for older people
National Level Guidance for England
Local Plans / Supplementary Planning Documents
Planning Use Class Issues
Appeal Decision examples
Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy
Other strategies of relevance to planning applications / Identifying Needs
Health and Wellbeing
Promoting the Planning Benefits of Schemes and Addressing Concerns
Useful publications
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3. Upcoming events Joint dementia training - in Birmingham
with SITRA and University of Worcester Association of Dementia Studies
Strategic Leaders - 22nd & 23rd July plus half day 18th September
Scheme Managers - 16th & 17th September and 21st & 22nd October
Housing and Safeguarding Conference
Joint Hertfordshire Safeguarding Board and Housing LIN
Thursday 18th September – Focolar Centre for Unity
69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JG

4. Care Act Guidance consultation
Chapter 15 – Integration, co-operation and partnerships
From – housing-specific
Call for good practice examples to illustrate how housing can contribute – Respond on line to Question 53
Lots of other chapters relevant to housing too including Ordinary Residence, Prevention, Commissioning and Market shaping, Assessments, Care Planning
Respond by 17th August on

5. Other news APPG on affordability of housing for older people
DCLG “Contestability Fund” - URS commissioned to examine business case for housing-related services
Government’s response to the House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change Report ‘Ready For Ageing?’ One Year Update. Published 30th June

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