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Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

“(1A)    

In this section “the appropriate authority” means—

 

(a)    

in relation to a disposal of land in England by a

 

registered provider of social housing, the Regulator of

 

Social Housing,

 

(b)    

in relation to any other disposal of land in England, the

 

Secretary of State, and

 

(c)    

in relation to a disposal of land in Wales, the Welsh

 

Ministers.”,

 

(c)    

in subsection (5) (consultation of tenants) for “Secretary of State”

 

substitute “appropriate authority”,

 

(d)    

in subsection (5)(a) for “himself” substitute “itself”, and

 

(e)    

omit subsection (6) (consultation of Housing Corporation).’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

152

 

Page  72,  line  11  [Clause  179],  leave out ‘compliance’ and insert ‘performance’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

148

 

Page  72,  line  17  [Clause  179],  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

allows the regulator, in applying subsections 172 (a) to (e) to local

 

housing authorities and persons controlled by local housing authorities,

 

to comply with the standards, powers, controls and guidance provided

 

under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

 

and accompanying performance framework guidance and regulations.

 

(2)    

Insofar as sections 173 to 193 apply to local housing authorities or persons

 

controlled by local housing authorities, the provisions of the Local Government

 

and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and subordinate legislation shall take

 

precedence over sections 173 to 193.’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

153

 

Page  72,  line  20  [Clause  180],  after ‘may’, insert ‘, in accordance with subsection

 

(2) and subject to subsection (3),’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

106

 

Page  72  [Clause  180],  leave out line 21.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

154

 

Page  72,  line  24  [Clause  180],  leave out from ‘may’ to end of line 24 and insert

 

‘cover—’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

107

 

Page  72,  line  26  [Clause  180],  leave out paragraphs (a) and (b).

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

155

 

Page  72  [Clause  180],  leave out lines 40 and 41.

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

142

 

Page  72,  line  41  [Clause  180],  leave out ‘, and’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

108

 

Page  72,  line  42  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In setting standards the regulator shall have regard to the desirability of registered

 

providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business.’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

156

 

Page  72,  line  42  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In setting standards the regulator shall have regard (among other matters) to

 

landlords’ contribution to the environmental, social and economic well-being of

 

the areas in which their property is situated.’.

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

143

 

Page  72,  line  42  [Clause  180],  at end insert ‘;

 

(m)    

the distance of housing from any overhead transmission line; and

 

(n)    

the levels of electric and magnetic fields with a frequency of between 30

 

and 300 Hertz permitted in housing.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

109

 

Page  73,  line  6  [Clause  181],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In setting standards the regulator shall have regard to the desirability of registered

 

providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business.’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

162

 

Page  73,  line  6  [Clause  181],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In setting standards, the regulator shall have regard (among other matters) to

 

providers’ contribution to the environmental, social and economic well-being of

 

the areas in which their property is situated.’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

163

 

Page  73,  line  6  [Clause  181],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

No standard may be set that would require a registered provider to act in any way

 

that is inconsistent with—

 

(a)    

its rules, memorandum and articles of association, or equivalent

 

governing instrument;

 

(b)    

any legal or contractual commitment, including any loan covenant, for

 

the time being binding upon it; or

 

(c)    

if applicable, its status as a charity (whether or not it is registered as

 

such).’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

110

 

Page  73,  line  27  [Clause  183],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Before setting a standard which would apply to charities, or issuing, revising or

 

withdrawing a code of practice which applies or would apply to charities, the

 

regulator must consult the Charity Commission.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

111

 

Page  73,  line  30  [Clause  184],  leave out ‘or’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

112

 

Page  73,  line  31  [Clause  184],  at end insert ‘, or

 

(c)    

to have regard to specified objectives when setting standards under

 

section 180 or 181.’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

113

 

Page  73,  line  31  [Clause  184],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State may give a direction under subsection (1)(a) or (b) only if

 

it relates, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, to—

 

(a)    

quality of accommodation,

 

(b)    

rent, or

 

(c)    

involvement by tenants in the management by registered providers of

 

accommodation.’.

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

164

 

Page  73,  line  31  [Clause  184],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State may give a direction under subsection (1) only if it relates,

 

in the Secretary of State’s opinion, to—

 

(a)    

quality of accommodation,

 

(b)    

rent, or

 

(c)    

involvement by tenants in the management by registered providers of

 

accommodation.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

114

 

Page  73,  line  40  [Clause  184],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Before giving a direction about a standard which would apply to charities the

 

Secretary of State must consult the Charity Commission.’.

 


 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

157

 

Page  74,  line  9  [Clause  185],  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

 

‘(1)    

The regulator may exercise the powers in Chapters 6 or 7 in order to secure the

 

proper management of the affairs of a registered provider. In considering whether

 

mismanagement or misconduct has occurred, the regulator may have regard

 

(among other matters) to the extent to which the standards are being or have been

 

followed.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

231

 

Page  75,  line  28  [Clause  188],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The report must contain information about the registered provider’s performance

 

in each local authority’s area in which it provides social housing.’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

232

 

Page  75,  line  30  [Clause  188],  leave out subsections (6) to (9).

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

115

 

Page  78,  line  23  [Clause  198],  leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

An amendment of the society’s rules requires consent if it—

 

(a)    

alters the society’s objects,

 

(b)    

makes provision about the distribution of assets to members, or

 

(c)    

enables the society to become, or cease to be, a subsidiary or associate of

 

another body.

 

(3)    

An amendment of the rules which requires consent is effective only if the

 

regulator has first consented.

 

(3A)    

The regulator may not consent to an amendment which it thinks would turn the

 

society into a profit-making organisation.

 

(3B)    

The society must notify the regulator of an amendment of the rules which does

 

not require consent.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

116

 

Page  78,  line  28  [Clause  198],  at beginning insert ‘In relation to an amendment

 

which requires consent’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

117

 

Page  78,  line  31  [Clause  198],  at beginning insert ‘The preceding provisions of’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

118

 

Page  78,  line  31  [Clause  198],  leave out ‘it’ and insert ‘they’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

119

 

Page  78,  line  31  [Clause  198],  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend the list in subsection (2).’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

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Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

120

 

Page  79,  line  3  [Clause  200],  leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

An amendment of the company’s articles of association requires consent if it—

 

(a)    

alters the company’s objects,

 

(b)    

makes provision about the distribution of assets to members, or

 

(c)    

enables the company to become, or cease to be, a subsidiary or associate

 

of another body.

 

(3)    

An amendment of the articles of association which requires consent is effective

 

only if the regulator has first consented.

 

(3A)    

The company must notify the regulator of an amendment of the articles of

 

association which does not require consent.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

121

 

Page  79,  line  9  [Clause  200],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The company must notify the regulator—

 

(a)    

of an amendment of the articles of association which does not require

 

consent, or

 

(b)    

of a change to its name or registered office.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

122

 

Page  79,  line  10  [Clause  200],  at beginning insert ‘In relation to an amendment

 

which requires consent’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

123

 

Page  79,  line  12  [Clause  200],  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend the list in subsection (2).’.

 


 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

149

 

Page  80,  line  9  [Clause  204],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

This group of sections does not apply to local housing authorities and persons

 

controlled by local housing authorities.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

124

 

Page  80,  line  31  [Clause  205],  at end insert—

 

‘(10A)    

Case 10 is where the registered provider has failed to comply with an order made

 

by an ombudsman appointed by virtue of section 124.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 31st March 2008                  

1681

 

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

158

 

Page  90,  line  3  [Clause  235],  leave out ‘if the regulator thinks it appropriate’.

 


 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Grant Shapps

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

159

 

Page  91,  line  15  [Clause  237],  leave out ‘if the regulator thinks it appropriate’.

 


 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

218

 

Page  92,  line  31  [Clause  240],  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

219

 

Page  92,  line  33  [Clause  240],  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

220

 

Page  92,  line  35  [Clause  240],  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Lembit Öpik

 

Andrew George

 

Simon Hughes

 

221

 

Page  92,  line  37  [Clause  240],  leave out ‘non-profit’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

125

 

Page  92,  line  40  [Clause  240],  after ‘specified’, insert ‘non-profit’.

 



 
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