Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure housing suitability for the trans community.

The Regulator of Social Housing sets regulatory standards for registered providers of social housing.

The Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard sets clear expectations around understanding and responding to the diverse needs of tenants. It requires all registered providers to treat their tenants with fairness and respect, and to demonstrate that they understand the different needs of their tenants, including in relation to the equality strands and tenants with additional support needs.

The Tenancy Standard requires registered providers to let their homes in a fair, transparent and efficient way, taking account of the housing needs and aspirations of their tenants and potential tenants. In addition, when framing and operating their policies on the allocation of social housing local authorities must have regard to the public sector equality duty in s.149 of the Equality Act 2010.