Part 4: Social Housing in England Chapter 5: Insolvency of Registered Providers of Social Housing Financial support for registered providers in housing administration Section 110: Indemnities where housing administration order is made
This section sets out that if a housing administration order has been made in relation to a registered provider, the Secretary of State may agree to indemnify specified relevant persons, for example the housing administrator, his employees, partners, fellow employees (see subsection (6)) in respect of liabilities incurred or loss and damage sustained in connection with the carrying out of the housing administrator’s functions.
	Subsection (3) requires the Secretary of State to lay a statement before Parliament as soon as practicable after agreeing an indemnity under this section.
	Subsection (5) provides that the Secretary of State can only agree to indemnify persons in respect of liabilities, loss and damage incurred or sustained by them as "relevant persons", but can agree to indemnify persons who subsequently become "relevant persons" for example by becoming an employee of the housing administrator.
	Subsection (6) defines the meaning of "relevant person" for the purposes of this section namely:
the housing administrator;
an employee of the housing administrator;
a partner or employee of a firm of which the housing administrator is a partner;
a partner or employee of a firm of which the housing administrator is an employee;
a partner of a firm of which the housing administrator was an employee or partner at a time when the order was in force;
a body corporate which is the employer of the housing administrator;
an officer, employee or member of such a body corporate; and
a Scottish firm which is the employer of the housing administrator or of which the housing administrator is a partner.