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My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The Government wants a private rented sector that provides fairness, security and stability for tenants and landlords and is keen to see all tenants receiving a good and...
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The Government wants a private rented sector that provides fairness, security and stability for tenants and landlords and is keen to see all tenants receiving a good and...
The Government wants a private rented sector that provides fairness, security and stability for tenants and landlords and is keen to see all tenants receiving a good and affordable service. We recognise the valuable service that good letting agents provide to both landlords and tenants in ensuring that properties are...
The Government wants a private rented sector that provides fairness, security and stability for tenants and landlords and is keen to see all tenants receiving a good and affordable service. We recognise the valuable service that good letting agents provide to both landlords and tenants in ensuring that properties are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private sector landlords were fined for failing to comply with the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private sector landlords were fined for failing to comply with the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations came into force on 1 October 2015. Local authorities are responsible for enforcement and the Department does not collect information on the number of penalties issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private sector landlords were found not to meet the guidelines outlined in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private sector landlords were found not to meet the guidelines outlined in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations came into force on 1 October 2015. Local authorities are responsible for enforcement and the Department does not collect information on the number of penalties issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many letting agents have been fined for breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many letting agents have been fined for breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
The Department does not hold this information. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the requirements on letting agents under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
The Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government announced on 1 October, that the Government will require all letting agents to register with an appropriate organisation to give landlords and tenants confidence that their agent is meeting minimum standards and complying with their legal responsibilities. The Government will also shortly publish the draft Tenant Fees Bill to set out its approach to banning letting fees to tenants in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fines have been levied on letting agents in England for breaches of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fines have been levied on letting agents in England for breaches of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 since it came into force.
The Department does not hold this information. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the requirements on letting agents under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
The Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government announced on 1 October, that the Government will require all letting agents to register with an appropriate organisation to give landlords and tenants confidence that their agent is meeting minimum standards and complying with their legal responsibilities. The Government will also shortly publish the draft Tenant Fees Bill to set out its approach to banning letting fees to tenants in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are planning to take against private parking companies that have access to the DVLA database and impose large fines for minor traffic infringements.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are planning to take against private parking companies that have access to the DVLA database and impose large fines for minor traffic infringements.
My Department is currently considering reforms to the private parking sector and we are determined to ensure motorists get fair treatment from private parking companies.
Private parking companies must be a member of a parking trade association if they wish to access DVLA data and issue parking charges. If they do not follow the trade association’s code of practice their access to DVLA data can be suspended.
We welcome the Rt Hon Sir Greg Knight’s Private Member’s Bill that seeks to create an independent code of practice for private parking companies. We look forward to reading Sir Greg’s recommendations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what penalties his Department has imposed on businesses not complying with the Construction Products Regulations 2013 since those regulations were introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what penalties his Department has imposed on businesses not complying with the Construction Products Regulations 2013 since those regulations were introduced.
Compliance monitoring and enforcement of the Construction Products Regulation is carried out by local authorities’ Weights and Measures (Trading Standards) in England, Scotland and Wales and District Councils in Northern Ireland, not the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Does the Secretary of State agree with the Conservative leader of Warwickshire County Council, who also leads on community welfare for the Local Government Association, that fining councils and withholding money for delayed discharges will exacerbate the social care crisis, and has he spoken to the Health Secretary about these plans?
Does the Secretary of State agree with the Conservative leader of Warwickshire County Council, who also leads on community welfare for the Local Government Association, that fining councils and withholding money for delayed discharges will exacerbate the social care crisis, and has he spoken to the Health Secretary about these plans?
Of course I have spoken to the Health Secretary, and indeed I spoke to the leader of Warwickshire County Council only last week. I think there is a very broad understanding that with regard to combating and reducing delayed transfers of care, there is a role to play for local authorities and for the NHS.
Of course I have spoken to the Health Secretary, and indeed I spoke to the leader of Warwickshire County Council only last week. I think there is a very broad understanding that with regard to combating and reducing delayed transfers of care, there is a role to play for local authorities and for the NHS.
Of course I have spoken to the Health Secretary, and indeed I spoke to the leader of Warwickshire County Council only last week. I think there is a very broad understanding that with regard to combating and reducing delayed transfers of care, there is a role to play for local authorities and for the NHS.
Does the Secretary of State agree with the Conservative leader of Warwickshire County Council, who also leads on community welfare for the Local Government Association, that fining councils and withholding money for delayed discharges will exacerbate the social care crisis, and has he spoken to the Health Secretary about these plans?
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove hate material from their online platforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove hate material from their online platforms.
This Government has recognised the harm caused by hate on the internet and committed to take action to reduce this harm in the recently published Hate Crime Action Plan. Despite the challenges we face, we have made considerable progress in addressing hate on the internet. The Director of Public Prosecutions has published guidance to prosecutors on when it is in the public interest to take perpetrators to court. We also continue to support the police hate crime web-facility, True Vision to provide information to victims and professionals and to allow on-line reporting of hate crime. The College of Policing has included guidance to police and partners on responding to internet hate crime in their Hate Crime Strategy and Guidance. This guidance was downloaded over 4,700 times from True Vision in the first five months, in addition to the physical documents circulated to individual agencies.
We have supported the establishment of the UK No Hate Speech Movement which equips, trains and supports young volunteers to operate on the internet, supporting victims, reporting damaging material and challenging hate-fuelled perpetrators through ‘counter-narrative’ activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to increase penalties for building houses on flood-plains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to increase penalties for building houses on flood-plains.
The Government has been clear that all local planning authorities are expected to follow the strict tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework to protect people and property from flooding. The Framework is clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, it must be demonstrated that it will be safe, without increasing flood risk elsewhere, and be appropriately flood resilient and resistant. We are clear in our planning guidance supporting the Framework that where these tests are not met, new development should not be allowed.
Local planning authorities have a wide range of powers to tackle breaches of planning control. Failure to comply with a planning condition would normally be dealt with by serving a breach of condition notice, or an enforcement notice requiring the recipient to remedy the breach. The penalty for failing to comply with a breach of condition notice is a fine of up to £2,500 on summary conviction. For failure to comply with an enforcement notice, it is an unlimited fine. Full details of local authority’s enforcement powers can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ensuring-effective-enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received on the levels of fines issued by local authorities to residents for litter-related offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received on the levels of fines issued by local authorities to residents for litter-related offences.
We have been working with a range of key partners including councils and businesses to develop England’s first ever Litter Strategy. The Litter Strategy for England will focus on three key themes: education and awareness; improving enforcement; and better cleansing and litter infrastructure. These will be backed up by specific actions under each objective, including delivery of the Government's Manifesto commitment to “review the case for increasing fixed penalty notice (FPN) fines for littering”. We will consult on this soon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove offensive and hate material from their platforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove offensive and hate material from their platforms.
The Government has reached agreement through the European Commission's High-Level Group on Hate Crime with social media companies, that they should have robust processes in place to act promptly when online hate abuse is reported. This includes acting quickly to assess the report; removing content within twenty-four hours which does not comply with the acceptable use policies or terms and conditions; and, where appropriate, suspending or terminating the accounts of those breaching the rules that are in place. Collaborative efforts are ongoing to find and evaluate a range of solutions that balance free speech and protection from harm, with the potential to introduce fines if insufficient progress is made. The Government will continue to engage with social media companies and other interested parties to tackle online hate crime, as set out in our Hate Crime Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual value of fines received by local authorities for litter-related offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual value of fines received by local authorities for litter-related offences.
Government does not collect this information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring private car parking firms to join an accredited body to ensure that customers who wish to challenge fines have the right to an independent appeal process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring private car parking firms to join an accredited body to ensure that customers who wish to challenge fines have the right to an independent appeal process.
HMG has looked extensively into the issue of requiring private car parking firms to join an accredited body and has determined a voluntary membership approach is a sufficient safeguard.
The Government promotes a system of industry self-regulation by the parking sector. Private parking companies have the option to join an Accredited Trade Association (ATA). This means they can then access vehicle keeper data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. They must operate under the ATA’s code of practice and provide free access to an independent appeals process. If a company fails to comply with the code of practice, it can be suspended or expelled.
If a motorist has concerns about the operating practices of any individual parking company, then motorists have the option of reporting them to trading standards and in the first instance should seek to contact Citizens Advice.
Second reading. Debate adjourned. Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 13 January.
Second reading. Debate adjourned. Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 13 January.
Again, I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) for introducing the Bill. I welcome the opportunity to return to this important topic.
The Government have set out their ambition to create a country that works for everyone, but if we are to deliver that, we must ensure...
Again, I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) for introducing the Bill. I welcome the opportunity to return to this important topic.
The Government have set out their ambition to create a country that works for everyone, but if we are to deliver that, we must ensure...
As I think I said on a previous occasion, I used to be the Government Whip on Fridays, so I bear the Minister no ill will in respect of the task that lies ahead of him. However, if he does not want to accept the Bill, will he acknowledge the...
As I think I said on a previous occasion, I used to be the Government Whip on Fridays, so I bear the Minister no ill will in respect of the task that lies ahead of him. However, if he does not want to accept the Bill, will he acknowledge the...
The hon. Gentleman raises extremely important issues, and I will come on to how many of the issues he refers to are addressed by current legislation, enforcement of which is critical. It would be an important—
2.30 pm
The debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Ordered, That the debate be resumed on...
The hon. Gentleman raises extremely important issues, and I will come on to how many of the issues he refers to are addressed by current legislation, enforcement of which is critical. It would be an important—
2.30 pm
The debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Ordered, That the debate be resumed on...