Annex 2
NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIPS
The Housing Executive has built up an extensive
range of Partnerships and has experience in partnership working
at Central and local level. The unique Province-wide nature and
scale of the organisation facilitates this.
Examples of these at Central level include:
The Tri Partite Group meets monthly. This group
consists of Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland
Federation of Housing Associations and Northern Ireland Housing
Executive.
(b) Local District Councils
Housing Council (monthly), Liaison Committee
is held in Belfast (monthly and quarterly in Derry), Annual District
Housing Plans.
The Housing Executive has developed a Homelessness
Strategy which is being implemented with a Partnership involving
the statutory and voluntary sectors.
(d) Neighbourhood Renewal
The Housing Executive's Province-wide structure
means that it will have key role in the partnerships involved
in the implementation of the Strategy.
The Housing Executive is a key player in the
partnership at Central level with Police Service of Northern Ireland,
District Councils and others in the Local Community Safety Partnerships.
(f) Home Energy Conservation
The Housing Executive is the statutory Home Energy
Conservation Authority for the Province and has achieved significant
improvements in energy efficiency through a partnership consisting
of Department for Social Development, Office of the Regulator,
Voluntary Energy Advice sector and District Councils.
The Housing Executive has established a Housing
and Health Agenda to match with the priorities in this field which
has allowed a consistent approach to issues such as adaptations
and homelessness to be developed.
This new Government policy is aimed at providing
support to vulnerable people. It is the lead Agency in the Commissioning
body which also involves Department for Social Development, Department
for Health and Social Services & Public Safety and Probation
Service.
The Housing Executive has developed a Rural Housing
Strategy which is being implemented in partnership with Department
for Social Development, Rural Development Council, Rural Community
Network and District Councils.
(j) Common Ground Consortium
The Housing Executive is the lead in this Partnership
involving Department for Social Development, Department of Agriculture
and Regional Development, Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust and
Groundwork in the implementation of community based environmental
schemes.
These Partnerships include a range of Government
Agencies and voluntary organisations.
Examples at local level include:
— Local Strategic Partnerships.
— Investing in Health Partnerships.
— Community Safety Partnerships.
— Health Action Zone Partnerships.
— A range of local Regeneration Partnerships.
March 2004
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