Clause 246
Housing and Regeneration Bill
3:00 pm
Iain Wright (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government; Hartlepool, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman raises a very good point. We have provided additional resources to compensate local authorities for the extra burdens that they may have, certainly in relation to home information packs. We are consulting closely the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services—LACORS—about EPCs, HIPs and so on. We keep the matter under constant review. If there is any additional burden or any additional complexity with regard to training or expertise in this respect, LACORS will highlight that to us and we will amend resources funding accordingly.