Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 6Regulatory powers
Monitoring
I1201Inspections
1
The regulator may arrange for a person to inspect—
a
a registered provider's performance of its functions in relation to the provision of social housing, or
b
the financial or other affairs of a registered provider.
2
The person must not be a member of the regulator's staff.
3
If the purpose (or main purpose) of an inspection is to assess a registered provider's performance by reference to standards under section 193 the regulator—
a
shall invite the Audit Commission to carry out the inspection, and
b
may arrange for another person to carry out the inspection only if the Audit Commission declines.
4
The regulator may direct a person carrying out an inspection to discontinue it.
5
An inspection may be general or specific.
6
The regulator shall reimburse costs incurred by the Audit Commission in carrying out an inspection.
7
If the regulator arranges for a person other than the Audit Commission to carry out an inspection the arrangements may include provision about payments.
F17A
An inspection carried out by a person under this section is taken for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2A to the Audit Commission Act 1998 (inspections by other inspectors of organisations within Audit Commission’s remit) to be carried out by the regulator.
8
In this section and sections 202 and 203 “the Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England.