# The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“associated investigation” means, in relation to a relevant investigation, another relevant investigation into the same issue of concern;
“cladding work” means—
(a) the installation of a cladding system that forms the outer wall of an external wall system, or
(b) the removal or replacement of any part of such a cladding system;
“competent investigator” means a person that, in the reasonable opinion of the lessor, has the skills and experience necessary to determine whether a social home is affected by a significant hazard or emergency hazard;
“emergency hazard” has the meaning given in regulation 3;
“emergency investigation” means an investigation under regulation 5(4)(a)(i) (emergency action: investigation) and includes any investigation that began but was not completed under regulation 6 (standard investigation) or 7 (renewed investigation) because regulation 5 (emergency action) began to apply;
“further investigation” means an investigation under regulation 8;
“issue of concern” means—
(a) a relevant matter, or
(b) a material change relating to a relevant matter of which a lessor is already aware;
“make safe” means, in relation to a social home affected by a significant hazard or emergency hazard, to remove the hazard in question, except in regulation 3;
“relevant investigation” means—
(a) an emergency investigation,
(b) a standard investigation,
(c) a renewed investigation, or
(d) a further investigation;
“relevant matter” means a matter or circumstance that is or may be a significant hazard or emergency hazard affecting a social home;
“relevant safety work” means any required work necessary to make a social home safe that is not cladding work;
“renewed investigation” means an investigation under regulation 7;
“required work” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“significant hazard” has the meaning given in regulation 3;
“social home” means a dwelling let under a lease to which section 10A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (remedying of hazards occurring in dwellings let on relevant social housing leases) applies;
“standard investigation” means an investigation under regulation 6;
“work” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“working day” means any day other than—
(a) a Saturday or Sunday,
(b) Christmas Day or Good Friday, or
(c) a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348273083/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hazards-in-social-housing-prescribed-requirements-england-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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