Housing to 2040: Strategic Board

Overview

Housing to 2040 (H2040) is Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy. It sets out a vision for what housing in Scotland will look like in 2040 and includes a set of principles to guide policy-making. It is supported by a route map which shows how we will achieve the vision.

H2040 was produced following extensive consultation and engagement with the housing sector, wider stakeholders and the public. The actions set out in the strategy span the work of the Scottish Government, well beyond the housing portfolio.

A new governance process has been established to assess progress towards the H2040 vision. A strategic board is co-chaired by the Minister for Housing and the COSLA Community Wellbeing spokesperson, with the remit to provide:

• strategic oversight of policy development and delivery by identifying interconnections and helping to resolve tensions
• accountability on progress to the H2040 vision by providing advice on the development of an appropriate measurement framework and tracking progress
• ownership of H2040 beyond government by supporting and driving a partnership approach to policy development and delivery
• a long-term view beyond parliamentary cycles by championing a focus on outcomes
• the ability to involve 'end users' by bringing a range of views into consideration

The board is supported by an internal Scottish Government steering group, to provide operational level assurance of progress and to escalate issues to the board as needed.

Members

Board members:

• Paul McLennan, MSP and Minister for Housing (Co-Chair)
• Councillor Maureen Chalmers, COSLA Spokesperson for Community Wellbeing (Co-Chair)
• Sean Neill, Director Local Government, Housing and Planning, Scottish Government
• Michael Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Housing Regulator
• Sally Thomas, Chief Executive, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
• John Mills, Co-Chair, ALACHO
• Jane Wood, Chief Executive, Homes for Scotland
• John Blackwood, Chief Executive, Scottish Association of Landlords
• Colin Stewart, Chair, North of Scotland Regional Network 
• Callum Chomczuk, National Director (Scotland), Chartered Institute of Housing
• Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

If the board wishes, other organisations or parties could be invited to contribute to discussions on a topical basis. This would provide opportunities to draw in specific expertise and/or lived experience from, for example, social and private rented sector tenants, homelessness organisations, climate change groups and rural housing groups.

Publications

Housing to 2040 Strategic Board: terms of reference