We are not convinced that requiring all social housing providers to register with the Regulator of Social Housing would necessarily prompt the Office for National Statistics to reclassify the sector as part of the public sector. It might well be the case, but without a definitive statement from the ONS, it is not possible to come to a firm conclusion. This question aside, and notwithstanding the question of how to The Regulation of Social Housing 77 define “social housing”, there seems no justification for abandoning even one tenant to an unregulated social housing provider. We agree, however, that mandating registration might require an amendment to the definition of social housing in the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.