Creating a Charter of Rights with residents of supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham

In 2019 Spring Housing were asked by Birmingham City Council to develop and produce a Charter of Rights for residents living in, or considering living in, non-commissioned exempt accommodation.

In this seminar Thea Raisbeck discusses the background and theory behind the project, examines the participatory methods used to co-produce the Charter alongside over 50 exempt accommodation residents, and reveal some of the lessons learned during development. Thea also reviews the content of the Charter, and sets it within such wider contexts as the National Statement of Expectations for supported housing and the Social Housing White Paper.

Dominic Bradley then presents a short review of an ongoing pilot project to track the use and implementation of the Charter by a cohort of exempt accommodation providers in Birmingham.