The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014

UK Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 899 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 3 April 2014
In force from: Not determined
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under: Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 (“the Act”) creates offences related to sub-letting and parting with possession of social housing and makes provision for the investigation and prosecution of social housing fraud offences. These Regulations are made under sections 7, 8 and 9(2)(b) and (c) of the Act and make provision for powers to require information for housing fraud investigation purposes. Regulation 3 provides that a local authority may authorise an individual to exercise the powers conferred on an authorised officer under regulation 4. Regulation 4 enables officers authorised under regulation 3 to require information from specified persons for housing fraud investigation purposes. These purposes are the prevention, detection or securing evidence for the conviction of one of the offences listed in section 7(7) of the Act. Regulation 5 provides that it is an offence to refuse or fail to provide information when required to do so under regulation 4. Regulation 6 makes provision for the liability of directors etc. where an offence under regulation 5 has been committed by a body corporate. Regulation 7 sets out the time limit for commencing proceedings for an offence under regulation 5. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument. The impact assessment in relation to the Act, which assesses the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, is available here www.gov.uk

Offences created by this instrument

Power to require information regulation 4(5) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Power to require information regulation 4(5)(a) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Delay, obstruction etc of an authorised officer regulation 5(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

What Parliament said about it

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Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014 Lords · Grand Committee · 24 March 2014 · Baroness Stowell of Beeston
That the Grand Committee do consider the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014. Relevant documents: 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014 Lords · Grand Committee · 24 March 2014
Business without Debate Commons · Commons Chamber · 25 March 2014 · Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 3 to 22 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Public Bodies That the draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 16 December 2013, be approved. Legal Aid and Advice That the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 3195), dated 18 December 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 December 2013, be approved. Healthcare…
Combined Authorities (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014 Lords · Lords Chamber · 25 March 2014
Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014

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