Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety

(asked on 8th December 2017) - View Source

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

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations which oppose mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.


This question was answered on 21st December 2017

Following Royal Assent of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations to Ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. The Working Group report has been published online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report

The report draws together the views and opinions expressed by Working Group members.

The Government will consult in the new year to test wider opinion on the recommendations of the working group to ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for landlords and tenants. We also want to take account of the conclusions of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt before making policy decisions.

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