Annex D – YorHome Assurance Action Plan

Activities undertaken prior to audit report:

· Review of/ reduction in officer delegations below Chief Officer level

· Extended DMT (Service Manager level) training on financial controls and decision making.  To be repeated annually.

Item arising from the Phase 1 audit report	Action	Completed
Approval or rectification of the 10 agreements identified by the original legal investigation work	Working with external and internal legal advisors all the arrangements are being reviewed with an aim to reset the arrangements on an appropriate footing	In progress
Re-approval  of YorHome’s delivery model  with clear delegations in place to deliver the service	Completed	Delegations being finalised
Clarify process of Executive approval of leases including Value For Money checks	Flowchart and process in place	Complete
Legal and financial due diligence checks of the property	Flowchart and process in place	Complete
Legal and financial due diligence checks of the landlord	Flowchart and process in place	Complete
Refresh all standard agreements	New agreements in complete or in development for standard arrangements going forward drafted by legal experts	In Progress

Item arising from the Phase 1 audit report	Action	Completed
Secure replacement documents where missing or partially complete	Complete	Complete
Appropriate rental agreements are in place with each tenant.	In progress	In progress

Other activities undertaken after audit report:

· External Legal asked to give advice on Renters Rights Act and Awaab’s Law and impact on the work of the lettings agency.