Ms Mary Hurley:

We are conscious of the inspections and the provision of quality accommodation through HAP. There is an inspection regime in place and HAP properties have to meet the quality standards and requirements of rental legislation. We have done some work around this with the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, on the rate of inspections. We wanted to ensure a significant amount of the required inspections were done. We did this piece of work earlier this year and up to 83% of the required inspections have been carried out. We are following up with local authorities who have not done the required amount of inspections. They are done on a risk basis and they are targeted. We are reviewing them constantly and the properties have to meet rental standards. We have put additional resources into local authorities with the inspection regime. We have done an exercise on monitoring the level of inspections to ensure local authorities are doing the required number.

There was a series of recommendations on the wrap-around services and interagency report. We can provide the Deputy with an update on each of those recommendations.