Member

Amendments 231 and 232, both tabled by my noble friend Lord Hacking, would require the database operator to ensure that offline facilities are available for tenants who do not or cannot access the database online, with Amendment 231 specifying that provision must be made available for tenants to report breaches of Clause 83. I assure the House that the Government intend the database operator to provide an end-to-end non-digital route for database users. Part of this will ensure that such users are made aware of unique identifiers during their off-line journey, for example, via a call centre or by post. We are designing the database in compliance with the government service standard. This standard requires that we develop an offline, non-digital route for database registration. Given that we already intend that there will be a non-digital route for database registration that will extend to confirmation of unique identifiers being provided offline, these amendments are not needed. I therefore kindly ask that the noble Baroness and my noble friend do not press their amendments.