Housing services in Birmingham are to be devolved to 11 "neighbourhood administrations" by next April, it emerged this week.
This is the first stage of a process that could see up to 35 community-based organisations take control of the housing service within four years, in line with recommendations made by leading academic Anne Power in a report last year.

The 11 neighbourhood administrations, or sub-councils, based on the city's parliamentary constituencies, will also be responsible for refuse collection and street cleaning from next year. In future, they may take over a large chunk of council duties, possibly in relation to policing and health.

Mary Woodcock, Birmingham's assistant director of housing, said: "It makes sense to link housing with other neighbourhood priorities."

Meanwhile, the council has confirmed its decision to exclude Trident Housing Association from a list of 15 preferred partners (HT 13 June, page 18). Trident is likely to miss out on future development money.

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Housing Today