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Welsh Government announces independent panel for policy review
The Welsh Government has named an independent panel of experts to oversee its review of affordable housing policy.
Housing and regeneration minister Rebecca Evans announced a policy review last month to focus on the delivery and funding of affordable housing in Wales.
In a written statement today, Ms Evans revealed the five panel members who will work under the review’s chair, Lynn Pamment of PwC.
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They are:
- Dr Peter Williams, an academic attached to the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge and an independent consultant on housing and mortgage markets and housing policy
- Helen Collins, head of Savills Housing Consultancy
- Professor Kevin Morgan, of governance and development and dean of engagement at Cardiff University
- Dr Roisin Willmott, director for the Royal Town Planning Institute in Wales and Northern Ireland
- Phil Jenkins, managing director at Centrus
“I am pleased that we have been able to assemble a panel which offers such a strong cross section of skills and expertise across the breath of the areas being considered by the review,” Ms Evans said in the statement.
“The members bring real insight into housing supply issues and solutions both in Wales and other parts of the UK.
“The panel also offers a deep understanding of the impact the housing sector has on the wider Welsh economy and of innovative methods of achieving even greater impact.”
She will issue a further statement once the panel has met to agree the terms of its consultation.
The panel will recommend changes to affordable housing policy in Wales, with a final report due in April 2019.
