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

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring forward reforms to the Building Safety Act 2022 to allow the First Tier Tribunal to confer accountable person responsibilities to a section 24 building manager; and whether they plan to introduce those reforms as part of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.

When parliamentary time allows, we are looking to introduce a Remediation Bill to ensure all residents have a route to remediation, including in circumstances when a court has appointed a section 24 manager to take on the duties of the landlord.

We propose to amend the Building Safety Act to include section 24 managers within the definition of Accountable Persons to make clear that this manager can also be responsible for building safety duties.

This will ensure that remediation funds can be provided to a court appointed manager, and they are able to progress remediation.