Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 49
49
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 197
The removal of the ‘serious detriment’ test will make it much easier for the regulator...
Conclusion
The removal of the ‘serious detriment’ test will make it much easier for the regulator to inspect providers proactively and to survey properties where it has reason to suspect serious disrepair. We welcome this development as perhaps the most important reform of the consumer regulatory regime. We appreciate that proactively surveying properties could be burdensome, if done on a large scale, but we do not think the regulator should limit itself to using its powers to survey only reactively.
Government Response Summary
The government welcomes the Committee's recommendations regarding their role and will carefully consider them as they continue to develop their approach to proactive consumer regulation.
Paragraph Reference:
197
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We welcome the Committee’s recommendations regarding our role, which are both timely and very helpful at this point. We will carefully consider them as we continue to develop our approach to proactive consumer regulation.