AQW 3424/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps her Department is taking to improve electrical safety in the private rented sector.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 10 March 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 10 March 2020
- Answer due by
- 26 March 2020
- Answered
- 19 June 2020101 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department is currently carrying out a comprehensive review of the role and regulation of the private rented sector to ensure the regulatory framework and supporting policy improve standards for the benefit of both tenants and landlords.
I am currently considering 16 proposals for change. One of these is to make it a mandatory requirement for private landlords to carry out periodic electrical checks.