Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113823

Social Rented Housing: Equality

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure registered providers of social housing meet their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 in their work with their (a) tenants and (b) empl

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
All registered providers of social housing are required to comply with the Equality Act 2010. This applies to their interactions with both tenants and employees.Registered providers are also required to deliver the outcomes of the regulatory standards set...

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