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Risk management, not mismanagement

31 March, 2008
10am - 3pm
Genesis Housing Group, Capital House, 25 Chapel Street, London, NW1 5DT

The seminar covers some key legal and regulatory risks, looks at possible future requirements, and the system for the management of risk.  The seminar is kindly being hosted in Central London by Pat Davies at Genesis Housing Group. The nearest tube station is Edgware Road.  Attendance is free for up to three staff from member organisations.

Agenda:

10.00    Coffee on arrival

10.30    Forum Business

10.45    “Mystic Meg: What Will be the Legal issues for RSLs in 2008 and Beyond" - Nick Billingham and Andrew Cowan, Partners at Devonshires solicitors

Nick heads up Devonshires' Housing Management Team and has been involved in a number of high profile housing cases in the Appeal Courts including the House of Lords case of Kay -v- Lambeth (2007) - the leading case on human rights and housing.

Andrew is head of Devonshires' RSL Banking and Corporate Department.  Andrew's team has negotiated over £3 billion of housing association funding since 1988 from stock markets, banks and building societies.

11.45   Housing Association Inspection - Ben Taylor, Housing Resources Manager at The Audit Commission

Ben has worked for the Commission for ten years, initially as an external auditor in local government through various roles at the corporate centre and now in the Housing Inspectorate.  He is ideally placed to outline the Commission’s current thinking on inspection.

12.30    Lunch  

1.30     Draft BS31100 – Code of Practice for Risk Management – The British Standards Institute

BS 31100 is the British Standards Code of Practice presently being drafted by the BSI Technical Committee to provide a basis for understanding, developing, implementing and maintaining proportionate and effective risk management within any organisation to enhance the likelihood of successfully achieving objectives, and to provide recommendations for the framework, process and implementation of risk management.  The British Standard Institute has been invited to provide a representative to give an overview of the draft.

2.15    How to Audit Risk Management – Ian Cutts, Assistant Director of Risk  Management, TIAA Ltd

Risk Management is not about ticking a box to signify compliance. Risk Management is about instilling an organisation-wide culture of risk awareness and risk control.  Ian will outline an approach to conducting a review of the risk management process, based on practical experiences of carrying out such reviews in a variety of sectors.

3.00     Close

Contact

Paul McLoughlin
Email Paul.McLoughlin@east-thames.co.uk
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