Amendment of the Student Accommodation (Codes of Management Practice and Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2024

2.—(1) The Student Accommodation (Codes of Management Practice and Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2024(1) are amended as follows.

(2) Before regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent) insert—

“PART A1

General”.

(3) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)—

(a)in the heading, for “commencement and extent” substitute “commencement, extent and application”;

(b)in paragraph (4), after “Wales” insert “and apply in relation to accommodation in England”.

(4) Omit regulation 2 (application of this part).

(5) In regulation 3 (approval of code of practice)—

(a)in the heading, for “code” substitute “codes”;

(b)in paragraph (1) —

(i)for “code” substitute “codes”;

(ii)for “lays” substitute “lay”;

(iii)for “is” substitute “are”;

(c)for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) The codes of practice are—

(a)ANUK/Unipol Code of Standards for Larger Developments for student accommodation managed and controlled by educational establishments dated 5th September 2024(2);

(b)Universities UK/GuildHE Accommodation Code of Practice for Student Housing dated 11th March 2025(3).”.

(6) In regulation 4 (revocations and savings)—

(a)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in the opening words, for “codes of practice continue” substitute “code of practice continues”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b)omit paragraph (3).

(7) In the heading to Part 2 (amendments relating to specified educational establishments), omit “Amendments Relating to”.

(8) Before regulation 5 (amendment of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2019) insert—

Educational establishments specified for certain purposes of the Housing Act 2004

4A.  An educational establishment is specified for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 2004 (buildings occupied by students) if it is listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.”.

(9) Omit regulation 5 (amendment of the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2019).

(10) At the end insert the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.