Part 2Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 7Enforcement powers

General

218Exercise of enforcement powers

1

This section applies where the regulator is deciding—

a

whether to exercise a power under this Chapter,

b

which power under this Chapter to exercise, or

c

how to exercise a power under this Chapter.

2

The regulator shall consider—

a

the desirability of registered providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business;

b

whether the failure or other problem concerned is serious or trivial;

c

whether the failure or other problem is a recurrent or isolated incident;

d

the speed with which the failure or other problem needs to be addressed.