Course 10 outline - Making Housing Work 2010
SRA CPD Intermediate/Advanced level (4.5 CPD hours)
ARE YOU 2010 CONTRACT READY? Have you got your head around multiple matters and know what the LSC thinks about matter splitting in the Housing category? Do you need to become ‘multi-disciplinary’ and open Housing matters as well as NMS in your own subject category?
This course has been ENTIRELY RE-WRITTEN to take into account the transition from Housing category casework under the Unified Contract to that under the 2010 Standard Contract. It relies heavily on conclusions drawn from Legal Services Commission audits and visits, especially where files with multiple matters for the same client were examined.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Maximise your matter start output legitimately, within the rules
- Explain your reasoning behind any Housing matter splitting should you come under scrutiny
- Be better able to justify matter splitting across different categories of law and ensure good practice within consortia
- Apply the Housing Category Specific Provisions with confidence, whether the Unified or 2010 Standard Contract
- Understand and apply the key General Provisions of both Contracts to Housing and identify any adaptations you might need to make in preparation for 2010
- Sleep easy, knowing that you crammed what you need to know about Housing contract compliance in 2010 into one day, giving you more time to meet targets
This course is essential for all caseworkers in organisations that have bid for and intend to provide Housing casework under the pending 2010 Contract. It would also be useful for those of you working under different subject categories (eg Welfare Benefits or Debt) who wanted to maximise your potential by becoming ‘multi-disciplinary’: able to open matters and perform contract compliant casework in the Housing category as well as in your own.
Designed and written by Tricia Euston
