AQW 3424/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/03/2020
Answered On Date: 19/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps her Department is taking to improve electrical safety in the private rented sector.

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.