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Housing Improvement: Codes of Practice

Commons · Question 28086 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which organisations his Department consulted before announcing the Approved Code for the home improvement sector.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 14 Sep 2026

The Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman (FHIO) will deliver an Approved Code that traders can sign up to. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) will provide oversight of the Approved Code. The Approved Code will have built-in Alternative D...