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.