This paper sets out our proposals for a revised resident and community involvement policy which we plan to publish in April 2007.

In this consultation paper we:

• restate the business imperative for involvement;
• set out our objectives, policy and requirements within the Regulatory Code and Guidance;
• outline the basic building blocks of effective involvement for housing associations;
• establish a new requirement for housing associations to have at least one resident board member; and
• set out a menu of additional approaches to involvement, including the widening of housing association involvement activities to include communities.