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	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of landlords to fulfil their responsibilities under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations, by 1 April 2020; and whether landlords who fail satisfy the Regulations as a result of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 will be penalised.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	143177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>Many landlords and agents take their responsibility seriously and already make sure electrical installations are safe. Even before these regulations came into force, landlords were legally required to make sure that their properties are free of serious electrical hazards. These regulations therefore require all landlords to do what good landlords already do — make sure the electrical installations in their rented properties are safe. However, landlord and agent groups have reported to us that there are still large numbers of rented properties with potentially dangerous electrical installations. This highlights just how important the regulations are, as poorly maintained electrical installations and electrical faults can cause deaths or injury and tenants are spending more, if not all, of their time in the home.</p><p>In order to allow landlords time to comply with the regulations they have been phased in. We have published guidance, for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the context of Covid-19 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities</a>.</p><p>The regulations are clear on the issue of compliance. A landlord will not be in breach of the duty to comply with a remedial notice if the landlord can show they have taken all reasonable steps to comply. We have also advised local authorities that we expect them to take a pragmatic and common-sense approach to enforcement of these regulations, and other standards in the private rented sector, and that the level of any penalty should be set taking into account likely harm and culpability.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 142757 question first answered 28/01/2021 16:58:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1170799

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making on plans to introduce mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>On 13 January 2020, the Government laid before Parliament new regulations that will require private landlords to make sure the electrical installations in their properties are safe.</p><p>The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require that:</p><ul><li>Electrical installations must be inspected and tested by a qualified and competent person at least every five years;</li><li>Electrical safety standards must be met;</li><li>Reports (known as ‘Electrical Installation Condition Reports or ‘EICRs’) must be provided to tenants, and to local authorities on request.</li></ul><p>The Regulations also set out enforcement powers for local authorities who will be able to tackle those rogue landlords who breach their new duties under the Regulations.</p><p>Subject to approval by parliament, these requirements will come into force for all new tenancies from 1 July 2020 and for all existing tenancies from 1 April 2021.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/01/2020 17:03:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1149804

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to lay regulations to implement mandatory electrical safety checks for the private rented sector; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL96
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018, Government committed to introducing mandatory five-yearly electrical safety inspections for electrical installations in privately rented properties. This will be achieved through secondary legislation, as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/10/2019 16:12:59 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1147147

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement mandatory electrical safety checks for the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	292075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018, government committed to introducing mandatory five-yearly electrical safety inspections for electrical installations in privately rented properties. This will be achieved through secondary legislation, subject to parliamentary time. In the meantime, it remains best practice for landlords to ensure that the electrics in their properties are safe.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/10/2019 10:25:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1141395

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to define the standard of competency required for landlords meeting their electrical safety obligation to tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	281003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is introducing a new requirement for electrical safety inspections to be conducted by a competent person at least every 5 years in all privately rented properties. The Government will produce guidance for landlords employing inspectors and testers to carry out the inspections. This will set out how landlords should determine the correct level of qualification and competence required to undertake the work of inspecting electrical installations in privately rented housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2019 15:19:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1140760

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent progress has been made on the introduction of mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	912092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We have worked with industry to design proportionate legislation that delivers real benefits to tenants and we’ll be ready to lay the Statutory Instrument introducing mandatory checks as soon as parliamentary time allows. This will make rented properties safer, so we’re encouraging landlords to comply early and get familiar with the changes.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/07/2019 15:56:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady