Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6305 on Landlords: Licensing, what the average time taken by his Department is to respond to requests from local authorities to (a) put in place and (b) renew a Landlord licensing scheme.

All schemes are assessed using the same framework, regardless of whether they are putting in a place a new scheme or are renewals or extensions. We have experienced some delays in processing applications due to COVID-19 pressures, but are working to progress applications swiftly.