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Consultation outcome
Offering suitable housing to homeless people
This consultation was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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Summary
A consultation on the proposed draft Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012.
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Consultation description
The Localism Act 2011 enables local authorities to end the main homelessness duty by arranging an offer of suitable accommodation in the private rented sector, without requiring the applicant’s agreement.
The proposed draft Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012 sets out those circumstances in which accommodation used for the private rented sector offer to end the main homelessness duty is not to be regarded as suitable. It also looks at how best to strengthen requirements in relation to location and suitability, when local authorities secure accommodation for the use of households owed duties under the homelessness legislation.