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Section 269A: Local authorities: censure during or following inquiry

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

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

The regulator may give a censure notice to a local authority if—

an inquiry under section 206 is in progress in respect of the authority, and
either of the following cases applies.

Case 1 applies if the regulator is satisfied—

that the affairs of the authority have been mismanaged, and
that the interests of tenants of the authority, or its assets, require protection.

Case 2 applies if as a result of an inquirer's interim report under section 207 the regulator is satisfied that—

the affairs of the authority have been mismanaged, or
the authority has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.

The regulator may also give a censure notice to a local authority if, as a result of an inquiry under section 206, the regulator is satisfied that—

the affairs of the authority have been mismanaged, or
the authority has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.

A censure notice is a notice identifying an employee or agent of the authority who the regulator thinks has contributed to the failure or mismanagement.

The notice must include the regulator's reasons.

The regulator shall send a copy of the notice to the employee or agent concerned.

No more than one employee or agent may be identified in a censure notice (but this does not prevent several notices being given in respect of the same failure or mismanagement).

Members of local authorities may not be identified in censure notices.

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