<p>Rent Smart Wales</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 16 November 2016.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 1:54, 16 November 2016

It’s absolutely the right thing to do. In fact, the Members opposite, I think, voted against the legislation so I’m not surprised you’re complaining about it now. Let me tell you about the staff. I’ve visited the facility, and I dare say I don’t think the Member has visited the facility, and to suggest that they’re in chaos is just completely rubbish. As of midnight last night, 11 months after Rent Smart Wales came into force, almost 50,000 landlords were fully registered with Rent Smart Wales, with 1,100 registrations being completed yesterday alone. I don’t think that’s an organisation in chaos. They’re doing a very good job. The fact is, this has been an 11-month process to register, so don’t come and claim to me that today the programme is in chaos—the Member wasn’t supportive of it when we introduced it; I’m not surprised he isn’t now.