Appendix 3- Annual Assurance Statement
Perth and Kinross Council · 30 September 2026
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Appendix 3 Our Annual Assurance Statement We can advise that during 2025/26 Perth and Kinross Council Housing Service complied with the regulatory requirements as set out in Chapter 3 of the Scottish Housing Regulator's Framework. This confirms that we: • Delivered against the relevant standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter for tenants, people experiencing homelessness and other service users. • Met our statutory obligations relating to housing and homelessness services, equality duties and human rights responsibilities. • Achieved a high level of compliance with tenant and resident safety requirements. A very small number of properties remained outstanding for electrical safety inspections (4 properties) and fire detection equipment installations (36 properties) at year end. These cases were primarily linked to properties undergoing refurbishment works and ongoing challenges in securing access to some homes. Robust actions were in place to address the outstanding cases, with further progress made during 2026/27. We recognise the small number of properties that remain outstanding for electrical
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safety inspections and fire detection equipment upgrades and take assurance from the robust actions in place to address these. We also acknowledge the significant progress achieved through ongoing engagement with residents at the Double Dykes and Bobbin Mill Gypsy/Traveller sites. From the various service performance reports, combined with the management and democratic scrutiny structures, which are all designed to provide the proper scrutiny of performance and the achievement of outcomes, along with the Service’s Improvement Action Plan, we confirm that we have seen and considered sufficient evidence to give us assurance that the Housing Service is meeting the SHR regulatory requirements. To meet our level of assurance we considered appropriate evidence against each of the requirements as set out by the Scottish Housing Regulator, and we will continue to review assurance throughout the course of the year. The Annual Assurance Statement for 2025/2026 was presented at the meeting of our Housing & Social Wellbeing Committee on 30 September 2026. I sign this statement on behalf of the Housing & Social Wellbeing Committee: Housing Convener’s Signature: Date: