Structure of the Act Part 2 – Regulation of Social Housing Compensation Section 243 - Representations
702.This section makes arrangements for providers issued with a warning to make representations to the regulator about its proposed action. The warning issued under section 242 must provide for a minimum period for the provider to make representations to the regulator.
703.Subsection (2) specifies that the minimum period must be at least 28 days beginning with the date on which the registered provider receives the pre-compensation warning.
704.The representations may pertain to any matter connected with the contents of the warning, but in particular with whether compensation should be awarded, and the likely amount of the compensation.
705.Subsection (4) provides that at the end of the period for representations the regulation must consider any representations that have been made, and then decide whether to direct the registered provider to pay compensation.