Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34155

Housing Associations: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Catherine Fookes

LabourMonmouthshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including housing associations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to increasing transparency in the social rented sector. We intend to direct the Regulator of Social Housing to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private providers of social housing, inc...

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