Section 218: Exercise of enforcement powers

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 · 2008 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Regulation of Social Housing — Chapter 7: Enforcement powers

This section applies where the regulator is deciding—

whether to exercise a power under this Chapter,
which power under this Chapter to exercise, or
how to exercise a power under this Chapter.

The regulator shall consider—

the desirability of registered providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business;
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the speed with which the failure or other problem needs to be addressed;
whether the failure or other problem is serious or trivial.

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