26-761: Kerslake is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bob Kerslake (1955–2023), Head of the Home Civil Service in the UK Camilla Kerslake (born 1988), English classical crossover singer from London David Kerslake (born 1966), English professional footballer Doug Kerslake (1950–2015), Canadian professional ice hockey player Ken Kerslake (1930–2007), American artist and printmaker Kevin Kerslake , American music video director Lee Kerslake (1947–2020), English musician with
52-784: A first class degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick , where he was general secretary of the students' union . Kerslake qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and went on to hold a number of posts with councils in London before becoming chief executive of the London Borough of Hounslow . He then moved to Sheffield to take up the post of chief executive of Sheffield City Council in 1997. From 2008 to 2010 he
78-535: A housing association had breached its "serious detriment" threshold for harm to consumers for its home repairs against Circle 33 , due to "chronic and long standing difficulties in the delivery of the repairs service". In Scotland this function is performed by the Scottish Housing Regulator . In Wales, the function is carried out by the Welsh government. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
104-777: A three-year stint, was confirmed as chair for a further two years in October 2023. Walkley stepped down as CEO in January 2021, and was succeeded by Peter Denton in August 2021. In March 2021, Homes England began a six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission, aiming to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery. In its second five-year strategy, published in May 2023, it committed to further support for MMC initiatives. In November 2019, Homes England had invested £30M into
130-407: A year on average. It planned to "significantly increase" housing delivery across South East England and to provide "additional professional skills capacity" for councils. In August 2019, Lister stepped down as chair of Homes England to focus on a newly created role as chief strategic adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson . He was succeeded as chairman by Peter Freeman in October 2020, and, after
156-472: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bob Kerslake Robert Walter Kerslake, Baron Kerslake , FAcSS (28 February 1955 – 1 July 2023) was a British senior civil servant . He was the head of the Home Civil Service from 2011 to 2014, succeeding Sir Gus O'Donnell . Kerslake was born on 28 February 1955 in Bath, Somerset . He attended The Blue School, Wells . He graduated with
182-652: Is the non-departmental public body that funds new affordable housing in England. It was founded on 1 January 2018 to replace the Homes and Communities Agency ( HCA ). HCA in turn was established by the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 as one of the successor bodies to the Housing Corporation , and became operational on 1 December 2008. On 17 January 2007, Ruth Kelly announced proposals to bring together
208-655: Is to be measured and over what timescale". In late March 2024, housing minister Lee Rowley told the Lords Committee that the government would be reviewing its MMC policies in light of the crisis in the volumetric house-building sector. He promised "a full update in late spring once we have undertaken further detailed work with the sector". In 2020, the pilot sale of microplots was compared to driveway ransoms when Homes England wrote to householders in Birmingham warning that Homes England owned microplots between
234-542: The 2005 New Year Honours , Kerslake was knighted "for services to Local Government". In 2012, he became an honorary graduate (Doctor of Law) of the University of Warwick . In 2015, Kerslake was made a life peer , taking the title Baron Kerslake , of Endcliffe in the City of Sheffield. He was also elected a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Homes and Communities Agency Homes England
260-637: The COVID-19 pandemic for its failure, with the enterprise incurring total losses over seven years of £295M. In November 2023, Homes England loaned £15M to TopHat, another loss-making MMC housebuilder, to fund construction of a factory in Corby ; in March 2024, the factory's opening was postponed. In January 2024, following the collapse of Ilke Homes and several other MMC companies (including L&G Modular Homes and House by Urban Splash ) during 2022 and 2023,
286-670: The House of Lords Built Environment Committee highlighted that the UK Government needed to be more coherent in addressing barriers affecting adoption of MMC: "If the Government wants the sector to be a success, it needs to take a step back, acquire a better understanding of how it works and the help that it needs, set achievable goals and develop a coherent strategy." Millions of pounds of public money had been invested, but "Homes England has not given any clear metrics as to how success
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#1732800897005312-675: The Ilke Homes modular homes business; it invested a further £30M in September 2021. Despite a further fund-raising round, raising £100M in December 2022, Ilke Homes went into administration on 30 June 2023, with most of the company's 1,150 staff made redundant, and creditors owed £320M, including £68M owed to Homes England. Eventually, Homes England would get back just £5M of its 2019 loan to company. L&G Modular Homes halted production in May 2023, blaming planning delays and
338-695: The Tenant Services Authority (TSA). The new investment body was initially announced as "Communities England", and later renamed as the Homes and Communities Agency. The chief executive for the body was announced as Bob Kerslake in December 2007. Kerslake had led the regeneration of Sheffield as chief executive of the City Council since 1997. On 17 October 2008, the Housing Minister Iain Wright announced
364-631: The Board members of the HCA including Robert Napier (chair), Kate Barker , Candy Atherton , and Shaukat Moledina (previously vice-chair of the Housing Corporation). Kerslake was appointed as a permanent secretary at the agency's parent Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2010. The HCA announced that it would appoint an interim chief executive from existing staff. Housing minister Grant Shapps announced early on that
390-476: The TSA would be abolished as part of the cull of quangos by the coalition government after the 2010 general election. In June 2010, he said that the HCA would be retained but become "smaller, more strategic - with the HCA's functions being delivered under local leadership." In September 2010, the HCA was also included on a list of organisations being considered for closure. However, Shapps announced in October that
416-570: The TSA would be merged into the HCA. In November, he confirmed that the HCA would be retained, but reformed to cut running costs. The HCA's Kickstart programme provided grants to developers in order to rescue stalled projects during the Great Recession , helping to maintain employment and output of new homes. One notable Kickstart projects was a £45.6 million investment in Berkeley Homes to provide 555 new homes for rent on
442-593: The University of Tasmania and Australian Maritime College [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kerslake . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kerslake&oldid=1190557494 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
468-610: The board of governors at Sheffield Hallam University . In July 2017, Kerslake was appointed chair of the independent investigation of the Manchester Arena bombing . The results of the investigation were published in a report, commonly referred to as the Kerslake Report, in March 2018. In December 2017, Kerslake resigned as chair of King's College Hospital Trust saying he protested at the "dire NHS funding problems", and calling for "a fundamental rethink [of] ...
494-755: The investment functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and parts of the Department for Communities and Local Government to form a new unified housing and regeneration agency. It would also incorporate the functions of the Academy for Sustainable Communities and the government's advisory team for large applications. In the following months, Martin Cave, Director of the Centre for Management under Regulation at University of Warwick , led
520-621: The most comprehensive review of English housing regulation for 30 years. Reporting in June, the Cave Review recommended that a new regulator be set up, separating the regulation and investment responsibilities of the Housing Corporation. On 15 October 2007, Yvette Cooper announced that the Government accepted the recommendation of the Cave Review to transfer the Corporation's regulatory powers to an independent body, subsequently named as
546-430: The open market, located in London, the south east and south west. However, after a campaign for disclosure by Building Design magazine, the agency revealed that many Kickstart projects failed to meet CABE 's standards of good design. The HCA acted as the government's Social Housing Regulator. It provided regular reports on each registered social housing agency in England. In March 2014, it made its first ruling that
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#1732800897005572-601: The rock band Uriah Heep Phil Kerslake (1959–2021), Welsh-born New Zealand leadership coach, speaker, author and TV presenter Roy Kerslake (born 1942), British cricketer from Devon Seána Kerslake (born 1990), Irish actress from Tallaght Simon Kerslake , fictional character in the political novel First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer Thomas Kerslake (1812–1891), English bookseller and antiquarian William Kerslake , American Olympic heavyweight wrestler and NASA engineer See also [ edit ] Kerslake Hall , residential college for full-time students of
598-712: The way that the NHS is funded and organised". Shortly afterward, reports surfaced that he had been asked to resign by the chair of NHS Improvement two days previously owing to the trust's "poor financial performance". From July 2018, Kerslake chaired the UK2070 Commission focusing on city and regional inequalities in the UK. In 2019 he became chair of the New Economics Foundation . In 2022, he became chair of Stockport Mayoral Development (MDC). In 2023, it
624-425: Was chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency , and in September 2010 was appointed permanent secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government . In December 2014 he was appointed the chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , to begin in June 2015. He was introduced as a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords on 17 March 2015, and in October 2016, he became chair of
650-403: Was replaced by a new national housing agency, Homes England, in January 2018, with a remit to acquire land and support brownfield development to help boost housing supply. In October 2018, under chairman Sir Edward Lister and CEO Nick Walkley, it published its first five-year strategy to deliver more homes in areas of greatest need, restating the government's ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes
676-486: Was reported that he had been working with the Labour Party in preparation for the 2024 general election . Kerslake died from cancer on 1 July 2023, at the age of 68. In 2003, Kerslake was named in a Guardian list of the 100 most influential people in the public sector. In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University for his "distinctive contribution to public service". In
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