Private Rented Sector Enforcement: Penalties Issued 2021/22 and 2022/23
Case reference FOI2023/01372
Published 1 September 2023
Request
This FOI is for the attention of council officers who oversee civil penalty enforcement in the private rented sector for the council.
1. The total number of Civil Penalties relating to housing offences served to private landlords per year for the following years: 2021/2022 2022/2023
2. The number of Civil Penalties issued to private landlords each year (so 2021/2022 & 2022/2023) for each of the following offences:
a) Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice (section 30 of the Housing Act 2004)
b) Offences in relation to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 72 of the Housing Act 2004)
c) Offences in relation to licensing of houses under Part 3 of the Act (section 95 of the Housing Act 2004)
d) Offences of contravention of an overcrowding notice (section 139 of the Housing Act 2004)
e) Failure to comply with management regulations in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 234 of the Housing Act 2004)
f) Banning Orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
g) Offences in relation to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations
3. The total amount of income (£) levied (so before appeals/negotiations/legal costs etc) in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years: 2021/2022 2022/2023
4. The total amount of income (£) collected (after appeals/negotiations/legal costs etc) in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years: 2021/2022 2022/2023
Response
In response to the above questions, please see the attached spreadsheet.
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