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An outline of powers and responsibilities when dealing with unsightly or derelict housing in England.
An outline of powers and responsibilities when dealing with unsightly or derelict housing in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to support councils to improve planning enforcement against unauthorised traveller sites through the sub-division of land.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to support councils to improve planning enforcement against unauthorised traveller sites through the sub-division of land.
Local planning authorities have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, available to them.
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework. That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, included proposals relating to strengthening the policy on intentional unauthorised development. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
This briefing provides an overview of the revised packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme and fees.
This briefing provides an overview of the revised packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme and fees.
To ask His Majesty's Government assessment they have made of the use of artificially generated images to mislead local housing authorities in the exercise of their enforcement functions.
To ask His Majesty's Government assessment they have made of the use of artificially generated images to mislead local housing authorities in the exercise of their enforcement functions.
My department has made no assessment of the use of artificially generated images in relation to the housing enforcement functions of local housing authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to commission an independent research report on the effect of the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) Human Rights Act 1998 on the ability of local authorities to tackle unauthorised traveller...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to commission an independent research report on the effect of the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) Human Rights Act 1998 on the ability of local authorities to tackle unauthorised traveller...
The government has no plans to commission such an independent research report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on their enforcement responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004 in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation used to house asylum seekers by the Home Office or its contractors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on their enforcement responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004 in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation used to house asylum seekers by the Home Office or its contractors.
My Department has published no such guidance.
I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75141 on 16 September 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities in the application of financial penalties for landlords found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities in the application of financial penalties for landlords found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.
A new financial penalty of up to £7,000 for a failure to take reasonably practicable steps to remove a category 1 hazard came into force on 22 June.
Statutory guidance on new financial penalties is included within revised Housing Health and Safety Rating System Enforcement Guidance published on 23 June which can be found on gov.uk here. This statutory guidance seeks to provide a clearer, more transparent and more consistent framework for setting civil penalties across England.
This statutory guidance adopts the same approach to penalty setting as the statutory guidance published in November 2025 on penalties under the Renters’ Rights Act and other housing legislation which can be found on gov.uk here.
I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 2020 on 27 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local authority environmental health teams to enforce the new financial penalties on landlords who do not repair Category 1 hazards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local authority environmental health teams to enforce the new financial penalties on landlords who do not repair Category 1 hazards.
A new financial penalty of up to £7,000 for a failure to take reasonably practicable steps to remove a category 1 hazard came into force on 22 June.
Statutory guidance on new financial penalties is included within revised Housing Health and Safety Rating System Enforcement Guidance published on 23 June which can be found on gov.uk here. This statutory guidance seeks to provide a clearer, more transparent and more consistent framework for setting civil penalties across England.
This statutory guidance adopts the same approach to penalty setting as the statutory guidance published in November 2025 on penalties under the Renters’ Rights Act and other housing legislation which can be found on gov.uk here.
I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 2020 on 27 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of local authority enforcement action against vehicles parked in contravention of parking restrictions during periods of high attendance at places of worship; and whether he will take steps to strengthen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of local authority enforcement action against vehicles parked in contravention of parking restrictions during periods of high attendance at places of worship; and whether he will take steps to strengthen...
The department has made no assessment of the enforcement practices of local authorities at places of worship. Under the Traffic Management Act 2004, Local authorities are empowered to manage parking and enforcement arrangements in their local areas.
To ask His Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 29 June (HL979), which of the specific indicators of failure set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value Standards and Intervention are being monitored in relation to the Tees Valley Combined Authority; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 29 June (HL979), which of the specific indicators of failure set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value Standards and Intervention are being monitored in relation to the Tees Valley Combined Authority; and...
As set out in the statutory guidance, the Department considers a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence when assessing whether an authority is complying with its Best Value Duty, including financial reporting and external audit findings. Decisions are based on a holistic assessment of all available information, and no single metric automatically leads to intervention. Ministers continue to require assurance of Tees Valley Combined Authority's compliance with the Best Value Duty and the Best Value Notice remains in place while they consider appropriate next steps based on the available evidence.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to the ongoing Best Value Notice served on the Tees Valley Combined Authority, what specific, measurable quantitative and qualitative indicators of failure they are currently using to assess whether the Authority continues to satisfy the best value duty under section 3 of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to the ongoing Best Value Notice served on the Tees Valley Combined Authority, what specific, measurable quantitative and qualitative indicators of failure they are currently using to assess whether the Authority continues to satisfy the best value duty under section 3 of the...
As set out in the statutory guidance, the Department considers a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence when assessing whether an authority is complying with its Best Value Duty, including financial reporting and external audit findings. Decisions are based on a holistic assessment of all available information, and no single metric automatically leads to intervention. Ministers continue to require assurance of Tees Valley Combined Authority's compliance with the Best Value Duty and the Best Value Notice remains in place while they consider appropriate next steps based on the available evidence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of civil penalties expected to be issued under the new Renters Rights enforcement regime during each of the next three years and (b) the revenue local authorities are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of civil penalties expected to be issued under the new Renters Rights enforcement regime during each of the next three years and (b) the revenue local authorities are...
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 2020 on 27 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional environmental health officers and enforcement staff local authorities will require to exercise the new enforcement powers under the Renters’ Rights Act; what estimate his Department has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional environmental health officers and enforcement staff local authorities will require to exercise the new enforcement powers under the Renters’ Rights Act; what estimate his Department has made...
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 2020 on 27 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11673 on Holiday Accommodation: Greater London, in what locations the short-term letting registration user testing scheme is taking place; and how the user testing has occurred.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11673 on Holiday Accommodation: Greater London, in what locations the short-term letting registration user testing scheme is taking place; and how the user testing has occurred.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the delivery of the short-term let registration scheme. The register is national and will be accessed online. The department has carried out multiple rounds of testing with potential users across England including hosts and management agents to ensure the registration service is accessible, user-friendly and reliable. User testing is ongoing.
There will be a debate on the impact of waste management sites on local communities in Westminster Hall on 15 July 2026 at 2.30pm
There will be a debate on the impact of waste management sites on local communities in Westminster Hall on 15 July 2026 at 2.30pm
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local councils in enforcing the 90-day rule for short-term lets in London; and whether he plans to strengthen enforcement powers where breaches are identified.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local councils in enforcing the 90-day rule for short-term lets in London; and whether he plans to strengthen enforcement powers where breaches are identified.
Section 25 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973, as amended by section 44 of the Deregulation Act 2015, allows properties in London, which are liable for council tax, to be let out on a short-term basis for a maximum of 90 nights per calendar year without this being considered a material change of use for which planning permission is required. If these criteria are not met planning permission is required.
The government remains committed to implementing the short-term lets registration scheme, which was legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, as soon as practicable to support sustainable tourism and local communities.
Responsibility for developing the scheme lies with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and it entered its user testing phase in October last year.
DCMS is assessing legislative vehicles to extend the scheme's legal powers, to support local authorities with enforcement of the 90-nights rule.
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific financial, auditing, or governance thresholds trigger an escalation from a non-statutory Best Value Notice to a full statutory intervention under section 15 of the Local Government Act 1999, particularly in relation to the oversight of major commercial transactions such as the proposed Anthropic...
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific financial, auditing, or governance thresholds trigger an escalation from a non-statutory Best Value Notice to a full statutory intervention under section 15 of the Local Government Act 1999, particularly in relation to the oversight of major commercial transactions such as the proposed Anthropic...
The statutory guidance on Best Value Standards and Intervention sets out the different forms of intervention and indicators of failure which inform a best value assessment. There are no powers within a Best Value Notice, as it is a non-statutory tool designed to set out the Department’s concerns and request further assurance from an authority.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority’s Best Value Notice sets out that the Authority’s progress will be reviewed after twelve months. The Notice remains in place until the Department confirms whether we deem it necessary to continue to seek assurance through such a Notice or not, or that further action is needed. The Department continues to require assurance of the Authority’s compliance with the Best Value Duty and Ministers are currently considering appropriate next steps based on the available evidence.
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific triggers or powers exist within an active non-statutory Best Value Notice to allow ministers to directly halt, review, or block a major commercial asset disposal—such as the proposed Anthropic data centre transaction at Teesworks—whilst the relevant combined authority's accounts remain disclaimed by external...
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific triggers or powers exist within an active non-statutory Best Value Notice to allow ministers to directly halt, review, or block a major commercial asset disposal—such as the proposed Anthropic data centre transaction at Teesworks—whilst the relevant combined authority's accounts remain disclaimed by external...
The statutory guidance on Best Value Standards and Intervention sets out the different forms of intervention and indicators of failure which inform a best value assessment. There are no powers within a Best Value Notice, as it is a non-statutory tool designed to set out the Department’s concerns and request further assurance from an authority.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority’s Best Value Notice sets out that the Authority’s progress will be reviewed after twelve months. The Notice remains in place until the Department confirms whether we deem it necessary to continue to seek assurance through such a Notice or not, or that further action is needed. The Department continues to require assurance of the Authority’s compliance with the Best Value Duty and Ministers are currently considering appropriate next steps based on the available evidence.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing the debate and for her excellent speech outlining all the issues our residents face with fly-tipping. Nothing makes me more fed up and...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing the debate and for her excellent speech outlining all the issues our residents face with fly-tipping. Nothing makes me more fed up and...