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Environmental health over the past decade in connection with Lodging Houses

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WQ.128/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY DEPUTY D.J. WARR OF ST. HELIER SOUTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 2nd APRIL 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 9th APRIL 2024

Question

“Will  the  Minister  advise  how  many  complaints,  if  any,  have  been  received  by  the  Government Environmental Health team over the last 10 years in connection with properties that fall under the Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962; and will the Minister provide a breakdown of those complaints by month and type?”

Answer

The Minister for Housing is responsible for the  Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962 .

The inspection of the Lodging Houses is undertaken by the Housing and Nuisance Team in Environmental and Consumer Protection (formerly Environmental Health).

Officers are authorised by the Minister for Housing to inspect in line with Article 15 of the Lodging House (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962.

These inspections are undertaken in line with the Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Jersey) Law 2018 .

Complaints can also be made to the Housing and Nuisance Team under the Statutory Nuisance (Jersey) Law 1999.

Due to the published retention schedule the Minister can only able to provide 3 years of records.

 

Date

Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Jersey) Law 2018

Statutory Nuisance (Jersey) Law 1999

February 2024

1

 

January 2024

2

 

December 2023

1

 

April 2023

1

 

September 2022

2

 

July 2022

 

1

July 2022

1

 

February 2022

2

 

December 2021

 

1

October 2021

1

 

May 2021

 

1

February 2021

1

 

TOTAL

12

3