Policy papers and consultations

Proposals on standards registered providers must meet so tenants live in safe, quality homes, have choice and protection, and can hold landlords to account.

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 29 February 2024

• Annex 1: Numerical analysis of responses

  Statutory consultation on the consumer standards February 2024 As a result…

• Annex 2: List of respondents

  1. Statutory consultation on the consumer standards February 2024 The…

• Annex 3: Consumer standards 1 April 2024

  Safety and Quality Standard Consumer standards 1 April 2024 1. Required…

• Annex 4: Consumer standards Code of Practice

  Consumer standards Code of Practice The role of the Code of Practice 1 -…

• Annex 5: Regulatory impact assessment

  Regulatory impact assessment Title of proposal Changes to the consumer…

• Annex 6: Consumer standards – Equality impact assessment

  Part 1: Introduction and scoping 1.1 Summary and scope Overview The…

• Consumer standards consultation - Reshaping consumer regulation (accessible version)

  Annexes to the consultation on the proposed consumer standards These…

• Consumer standards consultation - what we are proposing and how to have your say - Summary (accessible version)

  About the consultation The Regulator of Social Housing is creating a set…

• Annex 1 - Proposed consumer standards (accessible version)

  Safety and Quality Standard 1. Required outcomes 1.1 Stock quality 1.1.1…

• Annex 2 - Proposed consumer standards Code of Practice (accessible version)

  The role of the Code of Practice 1 - This Code of Practice (the Code) is…

Proposed guidance on how RSH uses, and intends to use, its statutory regulatory and enforcement powers and certain general powers following legislative changes

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 29 February 2024

• Consultation on Statutory Guidance under section 215 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

  1. Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation The regulator is…

• Introduction to draft Statutory Guidance

  Introduction 1 - In publishing this document, the regulator is meeting its…

• Draft guidance note 1: Sections 199-200 – Survey (regulatory power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 2: Sections 201-203A – Inspections (regulatory power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 3: Sections 206-210A – Inquiry and extraordinary audit (regulatory power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 4: Sections 218A-D – Performance improvement plans (enforcement power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 5: Sections 219-225 – Enforcement notices (enforcement power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not For profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 6: Section 225A-225H – Emergency remedial action (enforcement power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 7: Sections 226-235 – Penalties (enforcement power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

• Draft guidance note 8: Sections 236-245 – Compensation (enforcement power)

  Applicable PRP (For profit) yes PRP (Not for profit) yes PRP (Registered…

The Regulator of Social Housing is consulting on its equality objectives.

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 19 October 2023

• Consultation on equality objectives - April 2023 (accessible)

  Foreword At the Regulator of Social Housing, one of the five values we set…

The Regulator of Social Housing’s updated equality objectives were finalised in October 2023

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 19 October 2023

The Regulator of Social Housing is consulting on proposed changes to its fees principles and levels in line with recent legislative and government requirements.

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 5 September 2023

This call for evidence will help to inform the deliberations of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 July 2023

The prospectus for the £20 million Supported Housing Improvement Programme.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 24 November 2022

We are seeking views on the funding allocation methodology for a new duty on local authorities to provide support to victims in safe accommodation.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 12 February 2021

The Regulator of Social Housing’s first set of equality objectives were finalised following a statutory consultation between January and March 2020.

• From: Regulator of Social Housing
• Updated: 30 July 2020

We are seeking views on proposals for a fit and proper test for park home site owners and managers.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 8 July 2020

Consultation on the future delivery of support to victims and their children in accommodation-based domestic abuse services in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 14 October 2019

Memorandum to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on post-legislative assessment of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 (MHA 2013).

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 7 January 2019

We are seeking views on proposals for new statutory guidance to local authorities to assist victims of domestic abuse in refuges to access social housing.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 10 November 2018

This call for evidence seeks views about the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 22 October 2018

This call for evidence seeks views about practices in the park homes sector.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 22 October 2018

Government response to the second report of 2017-19 of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into housing for older people.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 27 September 2018

Consultations seeking views on the government’s proposals for a flexible funding approach for the supported housing sector.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 9 August 2018

A policy statement and two consultation documents setting out the government’s proposals for a flexible funding approach for the supported housing sector.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 31 October 2017

Government response to the Communities and Local Government and Work and Pensions Select Committees joint report "future of supported housing".

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 31 October 2017

Consultation on the detail of the future funding model for supported housing from April 2019.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
• Updated: 31 October 2017