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Housing Associations: Disclosure of Information

Commons · Question 56472 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to extend Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to apply to housing associations undertaking public sector contracts; and whether her

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Jun 2025

The government is committed to increasing accountability and transparency in the social rented sector.We will direct the Regulator of Social Housing (‘the regulator’) to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private p...