Part 5Regulatory intervention

Managerial appointment

57Appointment of manager for housing activities

1

This section applies where the Regulator, having made inquiries or otherwise, considers—

a

that a social landlord is, or is at risk of, failing—

i

to achieve a standard or an outcome set out in the Scottish Social Housing Charter,

ii

to meet a performance improvement target,

iii

to implement an approved performance improvement plan, or

iv

to comply with an enforcement notice, and

b

that a person needs to be appointed in order to ensure that the social landlord provides housing services to an appropriate standard.

2

The Regulator may appoint, or require the social landlord to appoint, a manager—

a

to manage its housing activities generally, or

b

to manage particular aspects of those activities.

3

Before appointing or requiring appointment of a manager for a local authority or a local authority landlord, the Regulator must—

a

consult—

i

the local authority or local authority landlord,

ii

such bodies representing local authorities as it thinks fits, and

iii

the Accounts Commission for Scotland, and

b

have regard to views expressed by those consulted by such time as the Regulator may specify.