(1) The chief executive may appoint an interim manager for the business of a
funded ancillary provider only if the chief executive is satisfied the
appointment is reasonably necessary to ensure—
(a) in relation to the funded
ancillary provider—
(i) compliance with a prescribed requirement about—
(2) In deciding whether the appointment is
reasonably necessary, the chief executive must have regard to all of the
following matters—
(a) the amount and type of property the funded ancillary
provider is managing in the course of providing the ancillary housing service;
(b) the amount and type of funding provided by the chief executive to the
funded ancillary provider for the ancillary housing service;
(c) the number
of relevant agreements in force for the funded ancillary provider;
(d)
whether the funded ancillary provider is or appears to be unwilling or unable
to provide, or provide properly, the ancillary housing service for which the
provider is receiving the funding;
(e) the likely consequences for the
tenants under relevant agreements if the provider does not provide, or provide
properly, the ancillary housing service for which the provider is receiving
the funding;
(f) the likely consequences of the appointment, of which the
chief executive is aware, for the funded ancillary provider and anyone else
likely to be affected;
(g) any other relevant matter of which the chief
executive is aware.
(3) Before making the appointment, the chief executive
must consider whether it would be more appropriate to take steps other than
the appointment, or not to take any steps.