Commentary on provisions of Act Monitoring and enforcement Schedule 3: Regulatory and enforcement powers Inspections: Secretary of State approval
Schedule 3, paragraph 2 amends section 201 of the HRA 2008 to remove the requirement for the regulator to obtain the Secretary of State’s consent to use its own staff to conduct inspections of a registered provider. Section 201 provides that the regulator may arrange for a person to inspect a registered provider’s performance of its functions in relation to the provision of social housing, or the financial or other affairs of a registered provider.