The SJC - What we do


The Standing Joint Committee of the Doncaster Federation of TARA


What is the Standing Joint Committee (SJC)

All the Tenants and Residents Associations in Doncaster Borough have joined together to fight for their rights. The SJC is not part of the council ­ it is run by a committee elected by the members of Tenants and Residents Associations within the Doncaster Borough.

The Committee consists of 21 members, 12 St. Leger Homes Tenants, 4 Residents, 2 Housing Association Tenants, 2 Private Sector tenants and 1 Leaseholder. these are elected at the Federations AGM. The members are elected on a rotational basis and can be elected for a peiod of between 1 and 3 years.

Following the Annual General Meeting the newly elected committee elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary and a Treasurer.

The Committee may co-opt any person/s who they consider to have knowledge or skills that may benefit the Federation.

Every Association may nominate two of their members, a Tenant and a Resident for election on to the SJC at the Federation's AGM

What does the SJC do for you

  • Standing Joint Committee Premises

    The SJC has an office in Doncaster which has members of the committee available to assist you with your enquires and problems, this office is open from 9.00am until 3pm Monday to Friday. Association members are welcome to pop in during normal office hours, we are able to accommodate our disabled members, and the office has a no smoking policy.
  • SJC Meetings

    We hold monthly meetings on the last Thursday of the month to discuss any problems or concerns that have been brought to our attention by affiliated associations and to decide what would be the best course of action that could be taken to resolve these issues. We also discuss any other concerns that we may have that we feel may affect our Federation members.

    Our monthly meetings are now attended by the by either the Chief Executive of St. Leger Homes or one of the directors, along with Neighbourhood and Community Liaison Manager.

  • Area Forum Meetings

    We arrange regular Area Forum Meetings for each of the four management area's. Whereby each Association within the management area is invited to send two representatives, these meetings are normally attended by the area Housing Manager, Estates Officer, other Council Officers, Councillors, Community Liaison Officer and a member of the SJC.

  • Members of the Standing Joint Committe also attend the following working groups:
  • Area Forum Meetings
    Disability Focus Group
    E N Procurement
    Estate Walks
    Finance Group
    Green Corridor
    Grounds Maintenance
    Health & Safety Committee
    Interviewing Panel
    IT Group 
    Key Performance Indicators
    Partnering & Procuring for Decency
    Pathfinder
    Property Services Committee
    Property Standards
    Repairs & Maintenance
    Scrutiny Panel
    South Yorkshire Network Meetings
    Talkback
    TARA AGM
    WISPA Group
     


How We Can Help You

  • Publicity

    We can help you to publicise your meetings by providing you with Posters and leaflets for you to distribute.

  • Attendance SJC

    We do try to attend all the association meetings of our members; this is not always possible if you would like a representative to attend your meeting please let us know as soon as possible and we shall endeavour to have a representative attend.

  • Attendance Other

    If your Association has a specific problem or concern we can usually arrange for a Council Officer to attend who can answer your questions.

  • Problems

    If you have a Housing related problem then contact us by telephone, e-mail or see

    our Problem Page.

The SJC is working in partnership with DMBC for the benefit of all Tenants & Residents

If you would like to know more about Tenant & Residents Associations
or find out if there is an Association in your area of Doncaster Borough then :-

  • Tel. (01302) 737490 Doncaster Federation
  • Tel. (01302) 862292 Community Engagement Team
  • E-mail: - communityengagement@stlegerhomes.co.uk

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