A local housing authority must keep the housing conditions in their area under review with a view to identifying any action that may need to be taken by them under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2).
The provisions are—
the following provisions of this Act—
this Part,
Part 2 (licensing of HMOs),
Part 3 (selective licensing of other houses), and
Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 (management orders);
Part 9 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (demolition orders and slum clearance);
Part 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (renewal areas); and
article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860).
For the purpose of carrying out their duty under subsection (1) a local housing authority and their officers must—
comply with any directions that may be given by the appropriate national authority, and
keep such records, and supply the appropriate national authority with such information, as that authority may specify.