Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 3195
A Bill to make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Bob Blackman, Conservative
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In plain English
A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.
(2) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (1) (b) includes— (a) provision requiring an application for a licence to be refused unless the licensing authority is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be a person having control of, or managing, the accommodation to which the licence relates; (b) provision requiring a licence to be revoked if the licensing authority ceases to be so satisfied. (4) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (1) (d) includes provision for an offence under the regulations to be— (a) a relevant housing offence for the purposes of section 249A of the Housing Act 2004 (financial penalties for certain housing offences in England); (b) a banning order offence for the purposes of Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (banning orders and database of rogue landlords etc); (c) an offence to which Chapter 4 of that Part of that Act (rent repayment orders) applies.
A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.. The people who would notice most are: (2) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (1) (b) includes— (a) provision requiring an application for a licence to be refused unless the licensing authority is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be a person having control of, or managing, the accommodation to which the licence relates; (b) provision requiring a licence to be revoked if the licensing authority ceases to be so satisfied. (4) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (1) (d) includes provision for an offence under the regulations to be— (a) a relevant housing offence for the purposes of section 249A of the Housing Act 2004 (financial penalties for certain housing offences in England); (b) a banning order offence for the purposes of Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (banning orders and database of rogue landlords etc); (c) an offence to which Chapter 4 of that Part of that Act (rent repayment orders) applies.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Bob Blackman, Conservative.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: A bill to Make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes. (3) The Secretary of State must, after complying with subsection (2) , and after consulting the existing members of the panel, appoint a person to chair the panel, and the person becomes a member of the panel on appointment.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-07-27
Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Housing”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.