RSR Expert Forum

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RSR Expert Forum 21 January 2008 Welcome
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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview
• Review of last Expert Forum
• Update on NROSH
• PI Policy Update
• New features for RSR 2008
• NROSH Import
• Earlier PI/Rent checking
• Automated Spreadsheet input
• Content Issues
• Looking Forward

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Overview

• Continual improvement ethos
• Improvements implemented
• Engage on Ideas and Proposals
• Active expert input to shape future direction
• Informal discussion

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Communication
HAs
Forvus
Corporation
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RSR Value
Policy
Research
RSR
Sector
Regulation
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RSR Value
5,986,327,203.48

• Rent collected
• from 1,940,360 properties 
• by 1698 Associations

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Review of last expert forum

• Preparation
• Data Collection
• Reporting
• NROSH
• Electronic Systems
• Capture new suggestions..

21 Improvements Implemented
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Outcomes from Expert Forum

• List of outcomes available on RSR website (2007 gt
  Other documents) since 5th Sept.
• Most of these suggestions have been implemented
  for RSR 2008 (21 of 34)
• Major change Spreadsheet import facility for
  parts Ia, Ib, O
• But lots of minor changes which should make life
  easier

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Outcomes Being implemented

• Audit letter to be sent to data contact as well
  as CEO
• Time-stamp validation reports
• Improve print layout (order, margins, Part O
  advice on printing to A3)
• List LAs on both sides of page in Part O
• Improve sorting of Las in parts Ia, Ib, O
• Install program will check that PC meets minimum
  requirements
• Improve summary report to include all stock, and
  consistent formatting

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Outcomes - on hold

• Reporting of leasehold stock in part O (due to
  burden on data providers)
• Allowing data entry in parts Ia, Ib, O by columns
  as well as rows (the new spreadsheet import
  facility should be a help)
• Cross validations only activated when relevant
  parts complete (because it is not always possible
  to tell when a part is complete)
• Allowing negative service charges

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National Register of Social Housing

• Single consistent national social housing
  database
• Property level data rather than summary data
• Extracted automatically rather than manual
  summary
• Planned RSR HSSA migration to NROSH

More flexible data
More efficient collection
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NROSH Strategic Stages
Assessing data fitness for purpose
3. Next Steps
2. Populate Data
1. Build Toolkits
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NROSH Project Overview
Project Work Streams
Communication and Engagement
Business Analysis
Data Standards Help Desks
Database and Access
Data Collection
Data Validation
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NROSH Data Collection Progress To Date
Engagement how many organisations are
participating?
Data Quantity how much data is currently in
NROSH?
Data source NROSH database
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NROSH Targets
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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview
• Review of last Expert Forum
• Update on NROSH
• PI Policy Update
• New features for RSR 2008
• NROSH Import
• Earlier PI/Rent checking
• Automated Spreadsheet input
• Content Issues
• Looking Forward

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview
• Review of last Expert Forum
• Update on NROSH
• PI Policy Update
• New features for RSR 2008
• NROSH Import
• Earlier PI/Rent checking
• Automated Spreadsheet input
• Content Issues
• Looking Forward

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview
• Review of last Expert Forum
• Update on NROSH
• PI Policy Update
• New features for RSR 2008
• NROSH Import
• Earlier PI/Rent checking
• Automated Spreadsheet input
• Content Issues
• Looking Forward

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview
• Review of last Expert Forum
• Update on NROSH
• PI Policy Update
• New features for RSR 2008
• NROSH Import
• Earlier PI/Rent checking
• Automated Spreadsheet input
• Content Issues
• Looking Forward

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Looking Forward

• Strategic Context
• CAVE
• New Regulator
• Homes and Communities Agency
• Operational Context
• RSR Developments
• Planning for transition from RSR to NROSH

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RSR Expert Forum Thank You