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01 April 2008

Launch of new housing regulator in Scotland

The Scottish Housing Regulator is the successor to Communities Scotland’s Regulation & Inspection Division. Headed up by Chief Executive Karen Watt, it will continue to ensure that the regulatory function puts the interests of tenants, current and future, first. As an executive agency The Scottish Housing Regulator will have complete operational independence, but will remain accountable to Scottish Ministers, and through them to the Scottish Parliament for the standard of its work. The agency sits within the Justice and Communities Directorate of the Scottish Government and will work within the government’s overall purpose and contribute to its strategic objectives.

The Scottish Government has set out its intention to achieve both a radical reform of how scrutiny operates and a substantial reduction in the number of organisations with a scrutiny role. The continuation of housing regulation within an agency arrangement will ensure a smooth transition through a period of change and will allow the regulator to continue to focus on improved outcomes for service users and protecting the interests of current and future tenants.