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Social Housing White Paper

Legislation to strengthen the role of the Regulator of Social Housing to include safety and remove the serious detriment test to adopt a more proactive approach to monitoring consumer issues. The Regulator will have the power to produce a Code of Practice on the consumer standards which will be improved. Legislation will also be passed to require landlords to identify and make public a nominated person responsible for H&S compliance.

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MHCLG National Statement of Expectation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has now published its National Statement of Expectations for Supported Housing. This is a set of guidelines for local authorities and supported housing providers, setting out good practice for the housing management aspects of supported housing provision.

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