Cynon Taf Community Housing Group Achieves QED Reaccreditation
Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) has successfully achieved reaccreditation with Tai Pawb’s prestigious Quality in Equality and Diversity (QED) mark. This award recognises an unwavering commitment to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across all areas of their organisation. CTCHG first began its QED journey in 2019 and achieved the QED Award in February […]
How the Regulatory Framework for Welsh Registered Social Landlords enhances EDI and tenant voice
Tai Pawb welcomes the release of the revised regulatory framework for Welsh social landlords. We were pleased to feed into the framework and below we outline how the framework strengthens both EDI and tenant voice. We will also take a look at how our QED Award can help organisations to comply with the framework. Strengthening […]
Cartrefi Conwy Earns QED Award for Equality and Diversity
We’re delighted to share that Cartrefi Conwy has been awarded our QED (Quality in Equality and Diversity) Award, becoming only the second housing association in North Wales to receive the accreditation. Our QED Award recognises organisations that are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in everything they do – from how they support […]
Quality in Equality and Diversity – Six Essential Questions to Assess Your Business’ Inclusivity Â
Six Essential Questions to Assess Your Business’ Inclusivity Many organisations think they’re inclusive and diverse, but the truth might not match that perception. To help you evaluate your organisation, here are six essential questions to see if you’re truly inclusive: 1 – Leadership – Who’s your Champion? Effective EDI starts with strong leadership. Is your company […]
An insider’s view into achieving QED
Charysse Harper, Financial Inclusion Officer at Cynon Taf Community Housing, gives us her honest insight into achieving the QED accreditation. If you’re intrigued by the QED process and results, find out more here.
Tai Pawb Scoop Two Welsh Housing Awards
On Friday 23rd November, the Tai Pawb team travelled to the Vale Resort Hotel in the Vale of Glamorgan after being shortlisted for two Welsh Housing Awards. We submitted nominations for the New Ideas and Innovations, and Valuing Equality and Diversity awards. New Ideas and Innovations Open Doors is a two year Big Lottery funded […]
Response to the Inside Housing Discrimination Survey
The findings of Inside Housing’s discrimination survey are not surprising but still make for a very painful reading. Whilst we don’t know how many people from Wales took part in the survey, it would be wrong to assume that the issues and experiences described in the report only happen elsewhere. They happen everywhere, and we […]
First QED Award to Melin Homes
We’re delighted to announce that Melin Homes are the first housing association in Wales to achieve the QED Award. Tai Pawb’s QEDÂ Award is a comprehensive, Wales specific accreditation and framework for reviewing and improving the equality and diversity impact of your organisation across governance, services, access, involvement and culture. The QED Panel is made up […]
Close to Home: A Fresh Perspective
Written by Sarah Scotcher, Policy Officer – Community Housing Cymru A few times throughout the Tai Pawb Close to Home conference, held in Cardiff on 17th May, delegates remarked that the conversation around housing is changing. More and more, we’re seeing housing (and decent housing) as something that everyone should be able to access unconditionally, and […]
Prioritising Equality and Embracing Diversity: Melin Homes’ journey towards the Tai Pawb QED Award
Melin Homes Chief Executive, Paula Kennedy, tells us about her experience of piloting the QED award.