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Jon T · 15-11-2009, 17:39

All social housing(council and housing association) is already covered by legistlation regarding health and safety.

Local authorities cover private homes with a team that has a name such as "Private Sector Housing", the staff of which are typically Environmental Health Officers. They already have to power to investigate and serve enforcement notices on anything that's deemed contrary to building regulations, health and safetly etc. This is most often used against private landlords, but there's nothing stopping in being used against owner occupiers.

Smoke alarms and stair gates etc, are not legally required to be there, so I can't see what legislation they'd use to enforce their installation.

........however, “greatest risk of unintentional injury” sounds to me like they mean properties that are inhabited by people that are know to social services and other such bodies.

BTW, who's gonna pay for this?

15-11-2009, 17:39	#3
Jon T Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield, Notts Age: 46 Services: Virgin Media Telephone and 100Mb broadband, Sky Q Posts: 1,994	Re: Health and safety snoops to enter family homes All social housing(council and housing association) is already covered by legistlation regarding health and safety. Local authorities cover private homes with a team that has a name such as "Private Sector Housing", the staff of which are typically Environmental Health Officers. They already have to power to investigate and serve enforcement notices on anything that's deemed contrary to building regulations, health and safetly etc. This is most often used against private landlords, but there's nothing stopping in being used against owner occupiers. Smoke alarms and stair gates etc, are not legally required to be there, so I can't see what legislation they'd use to enforce their installation. ........however, “greatest risk of unintentional injury” sounds to me like they mean properties that are inhabited by people that are know to social services and other such bodies. BTW, who's gonna pay for this?