This is a new provision. The section indicates that the Secretary of State may by regulations specify that certain information contained in active landlord and dwelling entries must be made public, that entries pertaining to offences must be linked to that person’s entry and the timescale for this information to be made publicly available.
Example: Banning order offence
A local housing authority’s application for a banning order against a landlord in their area has been approved, and the local housing authority subsequently makes an entry on the database for this particular landlord and associated offence. The local housing authority also links this entry to the active entry on the database for the same landlord. Certain details, specified in the regulations, about these entries are then made publicly viewable after 21 days to make sure that renters and prospective renters have access to accurate information to help them in deciding where to rent and from whom.
Part 2: Residential landlord Chapter 3: The Private Rented Sector Database Section 86: Access to the database Background