Ms Mary Hurley:

Approved housing bodies, AHBs, work in partnership with local authorities. With our build delivery this year, AHBs work very closely with local authorities and they will deliver 1,500 build units this year, with local authorities delivering 2,300 new builds. It is a partnership. Local authorities always have the nomination rights so AHBs do not decide who goes into particular houses. They will get the nomination from the local authority. It is very much collaborative and the local authority retains the legal responsibility for-----