Policy paper

Electrical safety standards in the private rented sector: working group report

Report from the working group on electrical safety standards in the private rented sector.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 7 November 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Electrical safety standards in the private rented sector: working group report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5129-5

PDF, 322 KB, 17 pages

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Details

An enabling power was included in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, allowing requirements for electrical safety standards in the private rented sector, and their enforcement, to be set through secondary legislation at a later date, if needed.

Following Royal Assent of the Act, a working group of relevant experts was established to provide recommendations on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced.

The group was chaired by officials from the Department for Communities and Local Government and included members drawn from different interests including landlord, letting agent and tenant representatives.

Published 7 November 2017