Category 1 and 2 hazards identified by hazard type, dwelling and category (2024)

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The information presented here covers the condition of residential properties, including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), assessed by local authorities under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).

The HHSRS is used to determine whether residential premises are safe to live in. It replaced the Fitness Standard in July 2006. Local authorities use the System to determine whether a hazard exists that may cause harm to the health and safety of a potential occupant. Hazards are divided into two categories. Those which score high on the scale (and therefore the greatest risk) are called Category 1 hazards. Those that fall lower down the scale and pose a lesser risk are called Category 2 hazards. Where a condition is classified as a Category 1 hazard the local authority has a duty to take the appropriate enforcement action. If it poses a Category 2 hazard the local authority may take enforcement action.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh planning authorities on Hazards & Licences during each year.

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2006-07.

Note that, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, data on housing hazards and licences in Wales for 2019-20 were not collected.

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

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Category 1 and 2 hazards identified by hazard type, dwelling and category

7 March 2024

Next update

December 2024

Welsh Government

Source 1

Hazards and licences data collection, Welsh Government

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

https://gov.wales/housing-hazards-and-licences

Keywords

Housing, Hazards, Licences, Houses in Multiple Occupation, (HMOs), Category 1, Category 2

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Name

HOUS0802

http://open.statswales.gov.wales/dataset/hous0802

Metadata

http://open.statswales.gov.wales/en-gb/discover/datasetdimensions?$filter=Dataset eq 'hous0802'

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