Recommendation 9

The Department therefore has an important role to play in using its national perspective to identify and disseminate good practice among local authorities and help them regulate effectively.22 While it has provided some grant funding for project work (£6.7 million since 2019) and held roadshows across England, much of this work was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local authorities say that they could regulate better with more support and sharing of good practice, but the Department is not proactive at providing this.23 12 Written evidence submitted by Derby City Council dated January 2022 13 C&AG’s Report, para 3.4 14 Qq 1, 2; C&AG’s Report, para 3.11 15 C&AG’s Report, para 3.6 16 C&AG’s Report, para 13 17 Q 2 18 Qq 33, 34 19 C&AG’s Report, para 3.3 20 Q 31 21 C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 22 C&AG’s Report, para 3.1 23 C&AG’s Report, para 21, 3.12- 3.13 10 Regulation of private renting