Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Deferred
Urgently publish timeline for extending Awaab's Law to all hazards by March 2026.
Recommendation
The Government must urgently set and publish the timeline for extending Awaab’s Law to all remaining hazards, so that tenants and social landlords have clarity about when they can expect these new regulations to apply. This should be produced no later than 1st March 2026 to enable social housing providers to factor the relevant costs into their budgets for the next financial year. (Recommendation, Paragraph 34)
Government Response Summary
The Government will work with sector bodies to agree a compact, overseen by a taskforce, but provides no specific timeline for extending Awaab's Law to all remaining hazards.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
25. In the coming weeks, we will work with the National Housing Federation, Local Government Association and other sector bodies to agree a compact. Once agreed, that compact will be overseen by a taskforce comprising representatives from a range of sector organisations and interests. More detail about the terms of reference and membership of this group will be set out in the coming weeks. 26. At the heart of the compact will be ambitious social and affordable housebuilding commitments, evidencing how the grant funding support and regulatory certainty and stability that this government has provided has translated into ambitious delivery plans and bids into the SAHP from housing associations, councils and other Registered Providers. It will also be premised on strengthened joint governance and accountability mechanisms, with oversight provided by regular reporting back to the Secretary of State. The Regulator of Social Housing is developing its approach to seeking assurance from landlords that they are appropriately preparing for DHS2. The impact on the supply of social homes