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<p>An enabling power was included in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 allowing requirements
for electrical safety standards in the private rented sector (PRS), and their enforcement,
to be set through secondary legislation (affirmative) at a later date. Following Royal
Assent, a Working Group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations
to ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements should be introduced. The Working
Group’s report has been published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>We
will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group
to ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for landlords and tenants.</p><p>There
are no plans to transfer responsibility for this policy area.</p>
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